The Birdhill Baby: A Tragic Discovery Wrapped in the Evening Herald
In April 1941, a railway gatekeeper in Birdhill, County Tipperary, found a newborn's body wrapped in a copy of the Evening Herald. This episode explores how Gardaí handled cases of concealment of birth and infant death between 1939 and 1946, when wartime travel restrictions, stigma, Church influence and the lack of legal adoption left desperate women with few options. Hosted by writer Helen Moorhouse and retired Garda Sergeant Dr John Reynolds, this is a conversation about policing at its most sensitive and human.
Drawing on newspaper court reports, Garda records and John's own experience as…
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