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There was a visit to Sligo in 1936 from a Senior Inspector in the Department of Local Government and Public Health (DLGPH) with the intention of looking at the possibility of setting up a mother and baby home in the county, the report of the Commission of Investigation into mother and baby homes, has found. It said there is evidence that the department was keen to see the establishment of an additional mother and baby home. In 1936 the council of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts noted that the Local Government Board of Health Dublin [sic] are anxious another house will be established in or around Sligo . The congregation secured the approval of the Bishop of Elphin, Edward Doorly, and a superior was appointed for the proposed Sligo home. ....
Breda O Brien: It took almost 100 years to hear Alice Litster shouting stop An inspector between 1922 to 1957, there are 447 references to her in the mother and baby homes report Sat, Jan 16, 2021, 01:00
The Final Report of The Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation is nearly 2,900 pages long. I have read perhaps a quarter of it completely, because I ended up following one particular thread almost by accident. The Catholic Church (and the Protestant Churches) must take well-deserved blame for the many times, in the words of the apology issued by the Bon Secours Sisters, when they failed to live up to [ their] Christianity. ....
The redoubtable public servant who first raised concerns about the mother and baby homes Alice Litster was praised for her work that shined “a light on the failings of these institutions”. By Gráinne Ní Aodha Thursday 14 Jan 2021, 6:30 AM Jan 14th 2021, 6:30 AM 30,263 Views 17 Comments Children s socks at the grotto on an unmarked mass grave at the site of the Tuam Mother and Baby Home. Image: PA Children s socks at the grotto on an unmarked mass grave at the site of the Tuam Mother and Baby Home. Image: PA THERE WERE A number of public servants who raised concerns about the conditions at Ireland’s mother and baby homes, including the high infant mortality rate. ....