34 years on, Irish people are remembering Ann Lovett

On January 31, 1984, Ann Lovett passed away after delivering her baby in a grotto in Granard, Co Longford.

The 15-year-old schoolgirl gave birth to her son alone after keeping her pregnancy a secret. Ann and her baby were discovered some time later by a group of children, who told the parish priest what had happened. However, by the time an ambulance arrived, Ann and her son had already passed away. Ann and her baby were buried quietly in Granardkill cemetery a few days later, but news of the schoolgirl's death had already spread across the country. A few months before Ann's passing, Ireland had voted in favour of the Eighth Amendment, enshrining the right to the life of the unborn in the Irish constitution and ensuring that every Irish woman's body was not her own. Today, 34 years on, the people of Ireland are remembering Ann and the child that she lost. Many have taken to Twitter to share their thoughts about the country that shamed young pregnant women into hiding then, and that still sends pregnant people away today. https://twitter.com/caoilfhionnanna/status/958590363542982658 https://twitter.com/Siuners/status/958628995700084736 https://twitter.com/aisghair/status/958659988934877184 https://twitter.com/NursepollyRgn/status/958659609799127040 https://twitter.com/Donal_OKeeffe/status/958656948005670912 https://twitter.com/Neev_ie/status/958671528425656320