THE death has taken place of Mick Neville, one of Tullamore and Offaly s greatest ever male runners – the only Offaly man with a better track record than .
January 23, 2021 10:00 am
A survivor of the Tuam mothers and baby home recalls being an “outcast” in school and what he described as the “pure slavery” of working for a farmer.
Tommy Warde considers himself lucky in that he wasn’t returned to the mother and baby home after being fostered when a health issue arose. He also regards himself as fortunate because he was able to track down his mother, with the help of a priest.
However, he said that everyone looked down on the children from mother and baby homes who didn’t know anything about family life. A major fallout was that his education suffered. “No-one looked after us.”