Banished Babies

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The story of baby trafficking between Ireland and America in the 1950s and 1960s, organised by nuns, sanctioned by an archbishop, administered by civil servants and approved by politicians who tried to keep it secret . . .

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The story of baby trafficking organised by nuns, sanctioned by an archbishop, administered by civil servants and approved by politicians who tried to keep it secret?

In this re-issue of the 2012 second edition of his highly acclaimed Banished Babies, Mike Milotte uncovers in vivid detail how the State colluded with the Church to facilitate the export of thousands of ‘illegitimate’ children in the 1950s and 60s, and how a black market existed in which Irish babies were bought and sold beyond the fringes of the official scheme.

Mike Milotte’s damning exposé was first published to critical acclaim in 1997, and quickly achieved iconic status. In this second edition, the author has added previously untold personal stories from some of the ‘banished babies’ he met in the intervening period, stories that further illuminate the murky shadows of this official, but long-concealed child-export business.

Banished Babies will shock and anger anyone who is prepared to confront the truth about Ireland’s dark and sordid past.

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Weight 0.279 kg
Dimensions 19.8 × 12.9 × 2.1 cm
Book_author

Milotte, Mike

Publisher

New Island Books

Imprint

New Island Books

Cover

Paperback

Pages

281

Language

English

Edition

Updated Edition

Dewey

362.73409415 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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