The children there suffered "systematic and sustained abuse and cruelty". “Hell on earth,” Dempsey says, struggling to keep emotion at bay.
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Jenny led a difficult life and struggled to receive her military pension and died at the age of just 39.On his mother’s side, the surname of Bridgeman opens up a window into an aspect of 19th Century Dublin that Damien had no knowledge of: his ancestor was a respected Freeman of the City – one of few Catholics afforded the privilege.He ended up being accused of treason and rebellion in the era of the Young Irelanders and was incarcerated in the same prison as one of Ireland’s greatest civil rights campaigners Daniel O’Connell.Damien was clearly moved by the hardships his ancestors faced, particularly those of his great grand aunt Jenny and his grandfather Thomas. Dempsey takes it well.
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Damien Dempsey: Letterfrack was “hell on earth,” he says, struggling to keep emotion at bay.
'One of the most powerful television hours I've ever seen' - huge reaction to Damien Dempsey's family story on Who Do You Think You AreBeing unkind: The rapid downfall of Ellen DeGeneres “It was hard to get a word out of him,” Dempsey’s father says.
Games Damien described it as "hell on earth" and became very emotional about the stories of abuse.Viewers were also hugely moved by the revelations made in the programme:Other celebrities featuring in this series are comedian and actor Pat Shortt, presenter Laura Whitmore, former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, actor Adrian Dunbar and former US ambassador to the UN Samantha Power. There has been an outpouring of support for singer songwriter Damien Dempsey following the story of his family as revealed on RTE's Who Do You Think You Are?
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