Philomena Lee

 Philomena Lee became pregnant outside marriage in 1951. Her father was so outraged with her that he sent her to a Laundry. She gave birth to a baby boy named Anthony (who was later renamed Michael) and cared for him for three years. During her time at the laundry, Philomena endured three years of unpaid work by doing manual labour. One day Anthony was sold to a wealthy American couple. She never saw him again as Anthony (now Michael) died in 1995 at the age of 43. The laundry was in Roscrea and later Anthony, who had remembered his mother even though he was 3-years-old when he last saw her, was buried there. If you haven't watched the film 'Philomena' (starring Judi Dench) then I would definitely suggest this to watch!