The hidden story of African-Irish childrenPosted in Articles, Europe, History, Media Archive, Religion on 2020-12-06 02:54Z by Steven |
The hidden story of African-Irish children
BBC News
2020-12-03
In the middle of the last century, thousands of students from African countries were studying at Irish universities. Some had children outside marriage, who were then placed in one of Ireland’s notorious mother and baby homes. Today these children, now adults, are searching for their families.
As a child, Conrad Bryan wondered if his father was a king. He was from Nigeria – or so he had been told – a place Conrad imagined was far more exciting than the orphanage outside Dublin where he lived.
“When you want something and you can’t have it, your imagination takes over,” he says…
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