Claims of institutional abuse in industrial schools might conceivably stem from a previous culture that seperates babies and children from their mothers, believed to result in a lasting legacy, depriving both the mother who never forgets; and the child who is needlessly turned into an orphan. With regard to the news of abuse and sexual abuse in so called industrial schools or state run boarding schools, previous studies in the u.k. concluded that children’s homes attracted abusive staff. Manipulation and control might mean the truth is never told. The catholic church and Irish State, being one body until the 1990’s, failed to provide for unmarried mothers. Institutions were a last resort. The trouble was, once admitted it was difficult to gain the financial independence required to leave. There have been accusations of babies being adopted out without the mother’s permission. Some managed to regain contact in adulthood. Others growing up in industrial schools, continued to be alone in the world.