I'll start the ball rolling..... I'm adopted and 32 years of age. I grew up in a large family, who mean the world to me. I sought my birthmum a few years ago and after a long and difficult search finally found her. I have several siblings who I have never met, but would love to.
Maybe one of you could sticky this thread? http://www.adoptionireland.com/ http://www.adoptionboard.ie/ http://www.adopteeconnect.com/p/a/5/
People- Please find attached the Adoption Ireland Traceguides. I am temporarily making these available here until such time as the Adoption Ireland website finds a new home. These are all Microsoft Word documents that have been zipped- you will need PKUNZIP, Winrar or a similar programme, along with Microsoft Word, in…
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My son is twenty this week. It has been two decades since I spent my pregnancy in the Good Shepherd Mother and baby home in Dunboyne. My son is with me and we have not had an easy life but a good life "together". I always think of all the girls who were there in dunboyne spending their preganacy with me. All the babies…
Researching family tree and looking for connections with : Helena born 03 May 1939. Her father was Michael (b.11July1905) and her mother Rosanna. Helena's siblings were possibly Mike, Thomas, James, Kate, Josie and Mip (Maureen). Helena commonly used name of Eileen. I believe she may have been in Blackrock, Dublin before…
My sister, RIP, trained in St Patricks Templehill Blackrock, from 1980-1982 She loved the babies she cared for. She was godmother to a number of babies and kept some wrist bands and feeding records for some of the babies, she also took some photos - I have kept her treasured records and know that there may be someone out…
https://mailchi.mp/1bc9f2ef165a/mother-and-baby-home-redress-newsletter-16th-may-2025
For anyone interested in this issue to give adopted people their own birth details. Minister o'gormans Committee on Children, disability, equality & integration are inviting submissions on the proposed Birth Information & Tracing Bill 2021 from interested individuals or groups. Closing date 1pm Wednesday 9th June.…
Does anyone know how it was decided what family got what baby in the mother and baby homes, in my case, my birth family were small farmers, not poor but not wealthy, and my adopted parents also small farmers of similar means, Richard Boyd-Barrett’s birth family were fairly affluent (I’d guess) and his adopted family would…
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