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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Alison O'Reilly

Birth mother who found out son had passed away after decade searching for him wants new inquest into death

A birth mother who found out her son had passed away after spending more than a decade searching for him says she wants a new inquest into his death.

Antiques dealer Filumena Quinn was just 18 years old when she gave birth to her son Ian on September 13, 1972 at the notorious Bessborough mother and baby home in Cork.

An adoptive family was found for baby Ian and Filumena said she came under strong pressure from the nuns and agreed to sign adoption papers and never saw her son again.

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