Philomena Lee

Philomena Lee

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Philomena Lee is an Irish woman whose harrowing experiences in a mother and baby home, where she was stripped of her identity and forced to give up her son, were brought to international attention in the film 'Philomena' (2013), highlighting the injustices faced by women in Magdalene laundries and the systemic failures of the Irish State.

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Ireland Ireland: Philomena Lee's story was told in the Oscar-nominated film Philomena, where her son was taken from her. 5

Lauren Kelly Clodagh O Leary Noelle Brown William Micheal Martin Caelainn Hogan
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: It is not the will of God that apartments be built on what may be babies’ unmarked graves – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: Philomena Lee, whose story was told in the 2013 film Philomena, recalls how her identity was stripped away at the Seán Ross Abbey mother and baby home in Roscrea. 6

Aoife Kelleher Claire Mcgettrick Maeve O Rourke Carmel Cantwell Bridget Cantwell William Cantwell
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: Why didn’t Ireland do more to help victims of Magdalene laundries? – The Irish Times