The home, which was run by an order of Catholic nuns and closed in 1961, was one of many such institutions that housed tens of thousands of orphans and unmarried pregnant women who were forced to give up their children throughout much of the 20th century.

In 2014, historian Catherine Corless tracked down death certificates for nearly 800 children who died at the home in Tuam between the 1920s and 1961 — but could only find a burial record for one child.

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      Did you read anything else? She converted to Islam in 2018/2019. Her mental breakdown happened in 2017 and was mostly a result of losing custody of her kid.

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        Did you read anything else? She converted to Islam in 2018/2019. Her mental breakdown happened in 2017 and was mostly a result of losing custody of her kid.

        Right, one mental break about sums up her mental issues. /s

        So you didn’t read shit and now disingenuously just use info you consider helpful stanning islam while achieving the opposite. Please go on, every little step weaking any religion is worthwile.

        In the unlikely even anyone has read this far: Please check out the health section of her Wikipedia page and compare it to the sad comment above.