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Sacred Heart Bessboro
The Sacred Heart Sisters came to Bessboro House in Cork in 1922 at the invitation of Bishop Cohalan. According to Mike Millotte's Banished Babies, 98 babies were secretly exported from Bessboro to the US for adoption. June Goulding's book The Light in the Window provides an excellent insight into practices at Bessboro. Astonishingly, despite past practices, Bessboro still runs services for unmarried mothers.
Bessboro also holds records for: The Catholic Women's Aid Society, The Children's Welfare League, Sean Ross Abbey and Sacred Heart Castlepollard. At present we have no further information regarding Bessboro. Please contact us at heritage@adoptionrightsalliance.com if you have further information that may help. Click Here to Visit Our Search and Reunion Page Click here for documents and photos specifically relating to adoptions to the US Photos were kindly donated by one of Bessboro's alumni, Mari Steed -further photos and information can be found on her website. Click on the thumbnails to see larger images.
Click here for additional photos from Bessboro, courtesy of Mari Steed |
