Philomena Lee speaks at Roscrea mothers and babies ceremony
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- Philomena Lee and her daughter Jane speaking at the remembrance event for the mothers and babies of Sean Ross Abbey, Roscrea, County Tipperary, organised by Mary Lawlor on Sunday 26 July 2015. Susan Lohan hosts, Darragh McGann is the singer and Fintan Dunne reads a poem. Atheist Ireland supports the work of the mother and babies advocacy groups, and we sponsored the balloons for this event.
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I saw the movie Philomena three years ago and again lately so I always wanted to visit this place because I live about forty five minutes away. I finally went today and I am glad I did. I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to get into the grounds but the gates were open and there was no sign of no trespassing so I drove in around the grounds. I went and found the site of the graves above and said a prayer realizing how lucky I am! Finally I wanted to find Michael's grave to say a prayer and of course on the way a nun stopped her car and gave me a mini interrogation in the pouring rain, asking me what I was doing here, my name and where I am from etc. She would have been a good guard. I just told her my first name and said I was going for a walk, avoided her questions and pretended to be leaving. She made it clear I wasn't welcome but in fairness in the nicest way she could. I wasn't leaving without finding his grave and saying a prayer. I said my prayer and paid my respects. Slowly I made it back to my car. To be honest I kind of wanted her to see me in my car showing her that I had told her a white lie and that she hadn't scared me off because this was a good time later. There she was in her car again as I drove around the whole grounds one last time. She opened her window again expecting me to stop but I drove slowly past her, smiled and saluted her. She drove after me the whole way out of the grounds as I drove slowly over each ramp and out the front gate where she stopped once she saw I had left. This is probably a pointless comment but I just wanted to tell my little experience. I am glad I went and some lovely sunny day in the future I plan to go again if I can get in the gate! If anyone lives close by I would recommend going although I did find it a bit eerie. I think it is horrible what went on here and in general what the church has been doing for centuries. As an adult the last fifteen years I haven't been going to mass but I will return in time when I'm ready. I don't think just because of some people who did bad things in the name of the church that God should suffer. Also considering I don't go to mass so who am I judge. But I do try and thank God everyday for everything I have and I do mean everything little and large. I got a horrific neck injury a few years ago and I have had some fight to get my life back. I am nearly there now thank God. I know God helped me to get here. I'm extremely lucky I'm not paralyzed but it has been some long road back. I am nearly 100% pain free and what pain I have I don't notice. I can't believe I got here! Going to places like this always reminds me again how lucky I am and I try each and everyday to give thanks for that. I know this is a pointless post which no one will read but I just wanted to get it off my chest!
What a wonderful comment
I dont think anyone would have objected if you'd told the old trout to do one
@@johntomlinson6849 I wouldn't lower myself to their level!
Probably hiding something on those grounds.
God bless Philomena love from Trish monks roscrea living in New Zealand I love you
Having recently seen the movie, I am as angry as Steve Coogan portrayed the journalist. I commend Philomena for her gentle and forgiving nature but personally I hope every nun except the one who gave her Anthony's picture, is roasting in hell.
Thanks for uploading this. Great to see Philomena for real having seen the heart breaking story in the film portrayal. Great that she spoke at this in order to keep up awareness and spread a message :)
Very sad for me being so far away and not see any of my family there for support
Terribly terribly sad :(.
Hi, we are just completing a short documentary about the Mother and Baby Homes and would like to use a couple of short clips from the above video (the balloons being released and a couple of closeups of the floral tributes) and just wanted to ask if that would be OK with you.
Why did those Nuns lie and hindered them both finding each other and then took a huge amount of money off of him to be burried there, so so horrible.
wicked deranged cracked nuns.
This Story is being used - secular Sunday ? I am no God squad type but in Ireland in the 50's nobody else was going to help you out and this women and her son in fact where both given a chance of a good life -t there credit they both took it ( HIV being a curved ball nobody could have predicted )
In Ireland in the 50's (and 60's and 70's and probably the 80's) no one would help you out for the 'god forsaken' grip the catholic church had on the country (I use the phrase ironically). Whatever the circumstances of the 1950's the continued lies and cover ups were unforgiveable.
The keyword to learn in today's episode is: empathy.
Em-path-ee.
Meaning: the ability to sense other people's emotions, coupled with the ability to imagine what someone else might be thinking or feeling.
@@johntomlinson6849 That is all very well , but more point was about the practical outcome not how people felt much less how you Imagine they felt