The Distress Papers: Cloyne Relief Committee seeks help
The Distress Papers in the National Archives of Ireland give us a glimpse of the people and stories behind the grim statistics. In this series, we explore the collection.
• 16 Mar 2021
The Distress Papers in the National Archives, Ireland, can tell us many stories behind the grim statistics of Famine Ireland. This is a letter from the Cloyne Relief committee to the Lord Lieutenant soliciting additional government aid. The establishment of local relief committees was an integral part of Sir Robert Peel s famine relief policy. Over 600 committees were established across the county by August 1846.
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Mother and baby homes report fails to fully address the issue of illegal adoptions
It is estimated that 15% of children born in Ireland s mother and baby homes were illegally adopted, but this week s report has left the issue officially at least hidden in plain sight
Newspapers in the 1950s were able to report that hundreds of children were being flown to the US and the work of researchers including Conall Ó Fátharta and Mike Milotte make it clear that Ireland was the centre of a vast international forced adoption ring. Picture: iStock
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Neil Michael
It’s easy to see how Tuam defined public perceptions of mother and baby homes.