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Irish adoptions to America spur roots search and reunions
Greg Bayer, 65, in Long Beach, is one of about 1,900 Irish children adopted by U S families from unwed mothers in Catholic homes from the 1940s to 1970s. New interest grows as Galway records reveal infant deaths and Ireland's National Adoption Contact Preference Register expands. Mothers and adoptees face record-keeping hurdles and fear of rejection, while reunions unfold across England and the United States.
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Greg Bayer
Long Beach
Calif
the Magdalene Sisters
Philomena
Ireland
Galway
Steed
United States
Clarke
Staffordshire
England
George
Liverpool
Brouder
California
Greg
Bayer
U.S
Alaska
America