Throw away the bruised

Ep. 1 - What was it like to be born in one of Ireland’s infamous
Mother & Baby Homes? Survivors of the Tuam Mother & Baby
Home, Teresa O’Sullivan, Peter Mulryan and Christine Carroll
describe the impact on their childhoods and the stigma and neglect
they experienced. Historian Dr Sarah-Anne Buckley outlines the
harsh environment that existed in Ireland at the time. Narrated by
Actor and Patron of the UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre
University of Galway, Cillian Murphy Other: Stories from the Tuam
Mother and Baby Home is part of the Tuam Oral History Project at
NUI Galway which records and archive the histories and life stories
of survivors of the Tuam institution and their families. The
project aim is to enable survivors to tell their own life stories,
in the way that they want them to be told. For more information,
visit www.universityofgalway.ie Narrated by Cillian Murphy Excerpts
from the poems Child, The Harvest and Blood by Elaine Feeney
Created and produced by Sarah Anne Buckley, Lorna Farren and Orla
Higgins Audio Direction by Orla Higgins Script by Orla Higgins and
Lorna Farren Editing and sound design by Alan Meaney Soundtrack by
Anna Mullarkey. Recorded at Flirt FM, University of Galway and
Bounce Sound