Alone and pregnant, she was following in the footsteps of more than a century's worth of lost souls. Book excerpt: In 1946, twenty-six-year-old Bridget Dolan walked up the path to the front door of the Tuam Mother and Baby Home.

This book was released on with total page 349 pages. Ms O'Reilly broke the story of the Tuam babies' burial scandal in 2014 and has written the book on the home, My Name Is Bridget, by Gill publishers.Book Synopsis My Name is Bridget by : Alison O'Reillyĭownload or read book My Name is Bridget written by Alison O'Reilly and published by Gill & Macmillan Ltd. The show which was directed and curated by journalist and author Alison O'Reilly.

It will be streamed live on the Remembering Tuam Babies Facebook page, as well as the Instagram page, and YouTube channel Stay With Me Art. Ms Tuite recently found her biological mother's family after searching for years for her mother who died before they could meet each other. The show, which will be launched by RTE Journalist Philip Boucher-Hayes, will feature a video of the artworks shot at various locations around Ireland as well as a studio discussion with adult adoptee and survivor Breda Tuite. This year's show combines modern losses with past losses and will highlight how no excavation has taken place yet for the Tuam Babies. The show features work from 33 artists, including Catherine McGagh, Kinlough who works out of Leitrim Sculpture Centre, Veronica Buachanan, Alison Lowry, who is currently exhibiting '(A)dressing our Hidden Truths' at Collins Barracks and Melissa Curry, who has presented jewellery to Michelle Obama, as well as former heroin addict and activist Rachael Keogh. The report which was due to be published in June, but has been delayed until October. The group art show was filmed during the coronavirus lockdown to show solidarity with the Mother and Baby homes survivors who are currently anxiously awaiting the final report by the Commission of Inquiry. A new powerful virtual art exhibition called 'Stay with Me” which was inspired by the story of the Tuam Babies, will be screened on social media Wednesday, July 29 at 7:30pm and will include Leitrim based artist Catherine McGagh.

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