http://ballyshannondrama.com Information And Events Thu, 14 Apr 2011 23:02:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://ballyshannondrama.com/2011/03/20/sun-20th-march-butt-drama-circle-%e2%80%9cstolen-child%e2%80%9d-yvonne-quinnbairbre-ni-chaoimh/comment-page-1/#comment-260 lorna Thu, 14 Apr 2011 23:02:40 +0000 http://ballyshannondrama.com/?p=434#comment-260 Just come home from 'stolen child' in Wexford Opera house.So poignant,people think it's so long ago ,but only in 1986 when i was 17 pregnant,doing the leaving and living with my ultra conservative Catholic repressed parents,i was sent to the good sheperd Convent,Dunboyne,co Meath,and let me tell you that there was nothing good about it!ironically it has been converted into a 5 star hotel,hard to imagine!So,this excellently performed play struck a chord within me.Having had my son ,Bjorn (Abba,tennis fan!)in Holles street hosp Sept 8th 1986,i was sent to a mother/baby unit on Eglinton Road.My father had threatened to kill both myself and my son with his shotgun ,prompting round clock security,saying he would rather burn in hell for all eternity rather than see me live with my bastard son(his words).Fortunately ,i've lived to tell the tale,i went on to study Pharmacy in Trinity,and my son is now 24.The church in Ireland have so much to answer for .Anyway ,i so much enjoyed tonight and it triggered many memories.Fantastic work.Lorna Just come home from ‘stolen child’ in Wexford Opera house.So poignant,people think it’s so long ago ,but only in 1986 when i was 17 pregnant,doing the leaving and living with my ultra conservative Catholic repressed parents,i was sent to the good sheperd Convent,Dunboyne,co Meath,and let me tell you that there was nothing good about it!ironically it has been converted into a 5 star hotel,hard to imagine!So,this excellently performed play struck a chord within me.Having had my son ,Bjorn (Abba,tennis fan!)in Holles street hosp Sept 8th 1986,i was sent to a mother/baby unit on Eglinton Road.My father had threatened to kill both myself and my son with his shotgun ,prompting round clock security,saying he would rather burn in hell for all eternity rather than see me live with my bastard son(his words).Fortunately ,i’ve lived to tell the tale,i went on to study Pharmacy in Trinity,and my son is now 24.The church in Ireland have so much to answer for .Anyway ,i so much enjoyed tonight and it triggered many memories.Fantastic work.Lorna

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