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So far, 80 people have made statements, some of which contain allegations that they were moved across the irish border illegally. our correspondent chris page has been hearing some of their stories. i was born to be neglected, and that was by every authority figure that came into my life. the girls were something that had to be dealt with. they were a problem, and we were the embodiment of theirsin. for decades these institutions across ireland were symbols of shame. becoming pregnant outside marriage was regarded as a moral disgrace. women and girls were often sent to do exhausting work in la...

Institutions across ireland were symbols of shame. becoming pregnant outside marriage was regarded as a moral disgrace. women and girls were often sent to do exhausting work in laundries. the legacy is generations of trauma. and i went to the wee school down behind it. up here creggan, st mary's chapel. i lived with a foster family about three streets away from there. marie's experience in londonderry in the 19605 shows how fostering was open to abuse. she says a woman went to a children's home and asked this. "there's a girl there and her wee brother, can i have them?" like we were buy one, g...

Becoming pregnant outside marriage was regarded as a moral disgrace. women and girls sent to do exhausting work in laundries. the legacy is generations of trauma. i went to the wee school down behind it. up here, the creggan, st mary's chapel, i lived with the foster family about three streets away from there. marie's experience in londonderry in the 19605 shows how fostering was open to abuse. she says a woman went to aid children's home and asked this. there's a girl there and her wee brother. can i have them? like we were buy one, get one free items. she was getting paid to look after us, b...

So far, 80 people have made statements, some of which contain allegations that they were moved across the irish border illegally. 0ur correspondent, chris page, has been hearing some of their stories. i was born to be neglected, i was born to be neglected and that was by every authority figure that came into my life. the girls was something that had to be dealt with. they were a problem, and we were the embodiment of theirsin. for decades these institutions across ireland were symbols of shame. becoming pregnant outside marriage was regarded as a moral disgrace. women and girls were often sent...

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