Throw away the bruised

29/07/2020 24 min
Throw away the bruised

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Episode Synopsis

Ep. 1 - What was it like to be born in one of Ireland’s infamous Mother & Baby Homes? Survivors of the Tuam Mother & Baby Home, Teresa O’Sullivan, Peter Mulryan and Christine Carroll describe the impact on their childhoods and the stigma and neglect they experienced. Historian Dr Sarah-Anne Buckley outlines the harsh environment that existed in Ireland at the time. Narrated by Actor and Patron of the UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre University of Galway, Cillian Murphy

Other: Stories from the Tuam Mother and Baby Home is part of the Tuam Oral History Project at NUI Galway which records and archive the histories and life stories of survivors of the Tuam institution and their families. The project aim is to enable survivors to tell their own life stories, in the way that they want them to be told. For more information, visit www.universityofgalway.ie

Narrated by Cillian Murphy
Excerpts from the poems Child, The Harvest and Blood by Elaine Feeney
Created and produced by Sarah Anne Buckley, Lorna Farren and Orla Higgins
Audio Direction by Orla Higgins
Script by Orla Higgins and Lorna Farren
Editing and sound design by Alan Meaney
Soundtrack by Anna Mullarkey.
Recorded at Flirt FM, University of Galway and Bounce Sound

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