New York nun tracks down her birth mother 60 years after being sold as a baby

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A New York nun has spoken about how she managed to track down her birth mother – 60 years after being sold to an American couple by a Mother and Baby home in Ireland. Sister Brigid O’Mahony is a nun with the Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus and has spent all of her life… Continue reading New York nun tracks down her birth mother 60 years after being sold as a baby

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Irish granny melts the nation’s hearts on Ireland’s Got Talent

An Irish grandmother won the hearts of the nation when she appeared on Ireland’s Got Talent back in 2018. Evelyn Williams wowed the judges, and had audience members wiping away the tears, with her performance of the classic Judy Collins song Send in the Clowns.

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Hypnotised Irishman ‘gives birth to baby girl’

In many a ‘battle-of-the-sexes’ debate around the world, women always have a trump card to play – their high pain threshold. The proof is in the pudding, after all it is women who go through the pain of childbirth. While men can also experience pain in particularly sensitive areas that women will never truly understand,… Continue reading Hypnotised Irishman ‘gives birth to baby girl’

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Digital archive of Irish Famine records launched

Records of Irish people who emigrated to Canada during the Great Famine have been translated into English and digitalised. Millions of people were forced to leave Ireland during the famine and many made their way to Montreal, Canada.

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