On this day 31 years ago, a 15 year old school girl gave birth at a grotto in County Longford…
On 31 January 1984, Ann Lovett, a 15-year old schoolgirl from Granard, Co Longford, gave birth in the open beside a grotto to the Virgin Mary. She was found later, bleeding heavily; both she and her infant son died. The Wikipedia article is quite short, and well worth reading. The story broke some days later, with considerable interest from the media. From the Examiner: Everyone wanted to know how a girl from a family of nine siblings in a town …