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My Name Is Bridget
- The Untold Story of Bridget Dolan and the Tuam Mother and Baby Home
- Narrated by: Amy Molloy
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
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Summary
In 1946, 26 year-old Bridget Dolan walked up the path to the front door of the Tuam Mother and Baby Home.
Alone and pregnant, she was following in the footsteps of more than a century’s worth of lost souls. Shunned by society for her sins and offered no comfort for her pain, Bridget gave birth to a boy, John, who died at the home in a horrendous state of neglect less than two years later. Her second child was once again delivered into the care of the nuns and was taken from her, never to be seen or heard from again.
She would go on to marry a wonderful man and have a daughter, Anna Corrigan, but it was only after Bridget’s death that Anna discovered she had two brothers her mother had never spoken about. In the aftermath of the explosive revelations that the remains of 796 babies had been found in a septic tank on the site of the Tuam Mother and Baby Home, she became compelled to try and find out if her baby brothers’ remains were among them.
Here, Anna and Alison O’Reilly piece together the erased chapter of the life of Bridget Dolan and her forgotten sons, reminding us that we must never forget what was done to the women and children of the Tuam Mother and Baby Home.
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- gayle gardener
- 15-04-24
so sad
this needed to be told, so tragic, I hope the families get some peace, respect to them all fighting for their loved ones to have some recognition and a proper resting place
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- susan c.
- 07-10-24
A terrible tale but beautifully told
A very humbling account of almost incredible events in our recent past, The narrator was excellent. I listened to it quickly .
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- The Collector
- 18-03-21
An important piece of social history.
A very clear and authentic account of an important piece of social history. It provides a horrifying but never sensionalist story of child abuse within Irish mother-and-baby units run by the Catholic Church
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- Nncait
- 29-01-23
Heart wrenching tale
Highly recommended story of Bridget’s life. The sad and tragic happening at Tuam mother and baby home was a tough listen. It’s an incredible story to listen to.
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- lisa quigley
- 26-02-21
Amazing
Wow what a book. I could feel the pain and anguish. This book was touching to say the least
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- Anaïs
- 04-06-22
A must read
Everyone in Ireland should have to read this book to understand what happened. Very well written.
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