33 Percy St., Dublin - 1939 / Adoption

[I Ross]

Hi Bluebelle

Thanks a million for your reply. I will phone that no. in the morning and see how I get on.  My parents were attending the doctor who delivered me.  He organised everything. He contacted them to let them know I had been born and told them to go to the nursing home. They were brought into a room in Percy Place and there I was, in a basket!  I had to stay for a few days as there was a problem with one of my eyes.
My parents were told by the doctor that my mother was very young.
I was born in January, it would have been too easy if it was March or April!!!!!  And registered on 1st February in Donnybrook.

Hi Maedhbh I know this is an old post but I would like to get in touch with you if possible? I am researching this subject and would be fascinated to know more if you have time? Is.

[Hazelslaney]

Hi, I think this is an old thread but anyhow. My paternal Grandmother Caroline Cassidy ran a private nursing home at 33 Percy Place, Dublin . She was a registered Midwife, married to John Charles Cassidy, 7 children including my late Dad Desmond Cassidy born in 1934. Unmarried mother's would go and have their babies there  I have a photo of my grandad 'Charles' as he preferred to be called sat in the garden there and my Dad holding a rabbit in the garden. Feel free to email me at
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[anthocass]

for all your information

its 33 Percy Place and maybe they used percy st in the old days to put you off the trace

Hello Everyone,
Nice to hear your comments and I was wondering how many of you have 33 percy place on your birth certs as I do and see some one else here also, I watched in horror the story of Ireland's Illegal Adoptions last week and can post a link if anyone is interested.
Anthony

[sarah]

Hi Anthony,

You can contact the person by private message when you have done another post, please keep it in mind that it has only been a few hours since you have posted your message, not everyone is able to respond immediately especially if they are in a different time zone.

Regards

Sarah

[-Glen-]

Hi All,

Has anyone found the records for St Brendan's?

Kind regards,
Glen

[anthocass]

Thanks Sarah for you reply

[Maedhbh]

I would imagine the birth records are gone with the wind.  As a private nursing Home the records would have been kept on site.  When 39 Percy Place stopped operating as a nursing home and subsequently sold maybe they were thrown out with everything else? 

[bluebelle]

It is many years since I contributed to this post. I was looking for my sister who was born in Percy Place.  As I knew I was looking for a needle in a haystack I turned to Ancestry.co.uk and sat back.  3 years later her son who was also adopted popped up as my closest relation.  He had met his birth mother some years earlier. His mother, my sister, and I have met a few times but we do keep in touch by text.  She grew up a few kilometers away from where I grew up.  We have the same interests.  All I can say is I am very lucky to have had the chance to meet my sister.

[LH]

Hi

Thanks for sharing this uplifting news.  Its so nice to hear of a happy ending!

Every good wish with your newfound family.

Kind regards