Ann Lovett | |
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| Born | Ann Rose Lovett 6 April 1968 |
| Died | 31 January 1984 (aged 15) Granard, County Longford, Ireland |
| Cause of death | postpartum haemorrhage |
| Resting place | Granardkill Graveyard |
| Children | Patrick (stillborn son).[2] |
| Parent(s) | Diarmuid Lovett Patricia Lovett |
Ann Rose Lovett (6 April 1968 – 31 January 1984)[3] was a 15-year-old schoolgirl from Granard, County Longford,[4] Ireland, who died giving birth beside a grotto on 31 January 1984.[5] Her baby son died at the same time and the story of her death played a huge part in a seminal national debate on women giving birth outside marriage.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
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- ^ Dictionary of Irish Biography (D.I.B.): Lovett, Ann. https://www.dib.ie/biography/lovett-ann-a10324
- ^ a b Comment: Emily O'Reilly: The unfinished business of Ann Lovett and what we never managed to learn[dead link], Emily O'Reilly, The Times, 30 March 2003, retrieved 3 July 2009
- ^ The lie of the land, Fintan O'Toole, p.154
- ^ "Ann Lovett: The story that wouldn't remain local". RTÉ.ie.
- ^ Folk women and indirection in Morrison, Ní Dhuibhne, Hurston and Lavin, Jaqueline Fulmer, Ashgate, p.152
- ^ Emily O'Reilly's account of how she broke the story in the Sunday Tribune[permanent dead link], Emily O'Reilly, Sunday Tribune, 28 June 2009
- ^ Disturbing stories from the underbelly of Irish life Archived 8 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine, 3 October 2008
- ^ The GUBU years, Fintan O'Toole, The Irish Times,
- ^ Death that shocked Ireland, The Age, Ronit Lentin, 1 June 1984, retrieved 4 July 2009