Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa, Bolton

Good point, he could be lying. There is plenty of other evidence of systematic abuse in state care of children though, and I suspect many to survive the ordeal end up habitual criminals, I will try and check for reliable data if I get the chance, The first quote was by MacIntyre not Noonan, and seemed more general in its scope. Although again the possibilty that he has been systematically duped by a whole parade of career criminals cannot be discounted.