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Lancashire / Re: Doris Court Whalley Range
« on: Sunday 29 March 15 20:53 BST (UK)  »
I am so pleased to hear this Lizzie. I think it is wonderful that things worked out so well in the end right down to being able to see those precious pictures. Further evidence for me of how good people are ...
I'm also as certain as I can be that no money changed hands at Doriscourt. From all my mum and dad told me Mary Walsh was actually a good woman who was helping people escape from the dreadful things that were done to "fallen women" at that time and the reason why there were so many Catholic and Jewish girls there at the time was because of how they might otherwise have been treated ... the launderies, those terrible childrens' homes with the physical and sexual abuse, the forced migrations to Australia and the USA etc. I had a happy home and a happy life and count myself very lucky ... I just wish my birth mother knew that and never felt bad about it .
Nick

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Lancashire / Re: Doris Court Whalley Range
« on: Sunday 29 March 15 17:18 BST (UK)  »
Lizzie -
Thank you so much for your kindness in responding. It was generous of you to share your thoughts. I'm not surprised that so much of that time is a blank - the whole experience must have been so traumatic. Even telling me that is very helpful as I try to understand the past. I will never be able to trace my birth mother now (the name Mary Brennan is very common in Ireland, the only address she gave was Doris Court itself and the space for my father was left blank, and as you know Mary Walsh did not keep records, I never bothered with the court records as I'm pretty sure they are more about whether mum and dad were suitable people to adopt) It is also obvious she was wanting to keep it all secret, and I respect that, nevertheless I think about her every year on my birthday, and hope she is okay and that all her wounds are healed.

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Lancashire / Re: Doris Court Whalley Range
« on: Sunday 22 March 15 13:14 GMT (UK)  »
I was also born at Doris Court and would really appreciate a bit of help. I never got to find my birth mother and guess I never will. I am, however a writer and am researching about my past and the plight of others like me and indeed our birth mothers at around this time. Here is a link to a radio interview to the BBC in Northern Ireland which is where I now live
https://audioboom.com/boos/2351232-big-interview-nickmgarbutt-s-story-of-his-childhood-adoption-bbcnolan

I would be very grateful if any of you could share with me any details you can remember of Mary Walsh, what she was like, how she looked, anything like that plus any details any of you can remember from your time there, how you were treated, what the staff were like what the "skivvie" work involved anything at all would be really helpful
Nick

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