Orphans died because nuns didn't want them seen in nightgowns

The worst thing for a child... is being alone... no one to care for you... no one to take your hand... and tell you that they care... No one to trust.. no one to call a friend.. no one to talk to... no one to play with... The child stays by herself... in a corner... so as no one notice them... They give all they have... to other children.. so as some one will like them... which leaves them open... to more bullying.. No mater what they do... trying to get some one... to take notice of them... their first thought... is to find some where... where they feel safe...
Please do not turn away from a child... you see or hear... that you know who needs help... because that child... will always remember... the person who helped them... An abused child... or a child... who is being bullied... remembers the kind words... remembers the hand... which is held out to them,,. Don't turn away... because one day... that child could be your child...  Ann

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NICOLA TALLANT THIRTY-five orphans who perished in a blaze in Cavan more than 60 years ago were locked into their dormitories as the fire raged because nuns didn't want them seen in their nightgowns.
The shocking claims are made in a new TV documentary which investigates the fire at St Joseph's Orphanage in 1943. One of the 50 children who were rescued claims that the children were ordered to say the Rosary as the fire spread from the laundry to the second and third floors of the building.

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/orphans-died-because-nuns-didnt-want-them-seen-in-nightgowns-26418353.html