*Rita McCarthy. A new book by social historian Rita McCarthy, which recounts the stories of the women and children who were affected by the Clare mother and baby home, will be published and available to the public this Thursday (August 21st).
A full programme of events for Clare County Library History Week has been unveiled.
Plans to erect a memorial to the mothers and babies from the County Clare Nursery are progressing.
Recognition for the mothers and babies from the County Clare Nursery in the form of a fitting memorial is needed in the town of Kilrush.
The story of an Ennistymon mother and the death of her daughter has been described as one of the most heartbreaking stories to emerge from the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation.
A WEST Clare woman has described the aftermath of yesterday’s extensive bog fire as a battlefield without the bodies.
*Pictured in Moycullen at a joint meeting of the ICAN project community participants, left to right, Eric Shaw, Clarecastle Community Development Group; Congella McGuire, Heritage Officer, Clare County Council; John O’Brien, Shannon Historical Society; Olive Carey, Dúchas na Sionna A number of Clare heritage groups are partnering with the National Museum of Ireland and Clare …
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