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After being encouraged by @eilsen_baddie , to just try and try again when posting, I'll try to spend more time here. So, if you aren't familiar with me, I have been a genealogist for the last six (almost seven) years. I love #genealogy and that interest led me to start Project Infant.
05:50 PM - Oct 24, 2023
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Daniel Loftus
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But before I mention too much, my mother who is an #adoptee was born in a mother and baby home (a place for unwed mothers to have their children) which she was in for around two weeks. It might not seem long, but when you know the name, you'll see why I'm glad it was only two weeks.
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She was born in a place called #Bessborough House, a #motherandbabyhome in Cork which had 956 deaths over a 74 year period. It might not seem like much, but what would you say if I told you we're STILL trying to find 859 missing burial places for children? 'Cause that's the reality.
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The more famous one you may have heard of is #Tuam . If you Google 'Tuam mother and baby home', you'll find out about it very quickly.

I digress. After my mum got her original birth cert and saw the location, the possibility that she could have easily been death number 957 haunted me.
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After, a combination of other things, prompted me to start #ProjectInfant (I don't have an account set up for it yet, but maybe down the line) [ https://projectinfant.ie ] - a searchable database to publicise the names of those who died in these homes utilising vital records here in Ireland.
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It's even been written about in the news here! https://www.thejournal.ie/... and a segment here: https://www.corkbeo.ie/new...
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So, in short, I hope to highlight the injustices of mother and baby homes through my research here and my own #genealogy bits from time to time of course, so if that piques your interest, I'm your guy!

All my links are here: https://danielloftus.carrd...

Nice to meet you all! 🐳
05:50 PM - Oct 24, 2023
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Mary Sober (she/her)
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Glad you're giving #Spoutible another chance / another try! Your Project Infant sounds incredibly purposeful and valuable. Thank you!
06:20 PM - Oct 30, 2023
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Democracy!Equality! Equity!Compassion!
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Excellent project, Daniel! You’re doing great work! Very nice to meet you. We’re the (amateur) genealogists in our family also. Glad you’re here, and hope to see more from you.
08:48 AM - Oct 25, 2023
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