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IN the late 1960s a child arrived at Pelletstown mother and baby home in Navan Road, Dublin, on the recommendation of a paediatrician. The child had been placed for adoption but was being "returned". A note said the child's adoptive mother "was reluctant to keep baby... she considers him retarded. Admit to St Patrick's Home". Two years later the child was declared "of average intelligence and well suited to adoption or boarding". A letter from a Pelletstown medical officer to the Adoption Board said his "initial backwardness was due to environmental conditions". The final report of the Commis...
'Nice-looking girl but her father is Jamaican': Attitude to race impacted on adoption from homes The Commission’s report also found that physical and intellectual disabilities impacted on outcomes for children. By Michelle Hennessy Wednesday 13 Jan 2021, 12:05 AM Jan 13th 2021, 12:05 AM 37,599 Views 25 Comments Image: Sasko Lazarov Image: Sasko Lazarov THE REPORT OF the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes found some chi...