Anne Lovett
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Anne Lovett was a fifteen year old schoolgirl from Granard
, County Longford
, Ireland
who died giving birth beside a grotto
on January 31 1984. Her baby son died at the same time and the story of her death opened up a seminal national debate in the country about women giving birth outside marriage.
An inquest was held in Mullingar
a few weeks later and found her death was due to irreversible shock caused by haemorrhage and exposure during childbirth.
The circumstances of her death were mentioned in Dáil debates.
The song 'Don't You Just Love It, written by Rita Farragher and recorded by band Bleed in 1993, is based on the events of this case - written from Anne's perspective.
The title obviously contains a phonetic reference to Anne's surname.
The song includes the lines:
"And though this is a cold month, I didn't come here to die. I came for some mercy, but this statue won't hear me"; and
"Small towns let me down, your small minds did kill me"
In 1985 Dutch film maker Leo de Boer made a short documentary about Ann Lovett's death. 'For Ann Lovett 1968-1984' is a 15 minute poetic impression of Ann's last day. It can be seen at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39KU7Agwmis .
Granard
Granard is a town in the north of County Longford, Ireland and has a traceable history going back to 236 A.D.. It is situated just south of the boundary between the watersheds of the Shannon and the Erne, at the point where the N55 national secondary road and the R194 regional road...
, County Longford
County Longford
County Longford is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Midlands Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Longford.Longford County Council is the local authority for the county...
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
who died giving birth beside a grotto
Grotto
A grotto is any type of natural or artificial cave that is associated with modern, historic or prehistoric use by humans. When it is not an artificial garden feature, a grotto is often a small cave near water and often flooded or liable to flood at high tide...
on January 31 1984. Her baby son died at the same time and the story of her death opened up a seminal national debate in the country about women giving birth outside marriage.
An inquest was held in Mullingar
Mullingar
Mullingar is the county town of County Westmeath in Ireland. The Counties of Meath and Westmeath Act of 1542, proclaimed Westmeath a county, separating it from Meath. Mullingar became the administrative centre for County Westmeath...
a few weeks later and found her death was due to irreversible shock caused by haemorrhage and exposure during childbirth.
The circumstances of her death were mentioned in Dáil debates.
The song 'Don't You Just Love It, written by Rita Farragher and recorded by band Bleed in 1993, is based on the events of this case - written from Anne's perspective.
The title obviously contains a phonetic reference to Anne's surname.
The song includes the lines:
"And though this is a cold month, I didn't come here to die. I came for some mercy, but this statue won't hear me"; and
"Small towns let me down, your small minds did kill me"
In 1985 Dutch film maker Leo de Boer made a short documentary about Ann Lovett's death. 'For Ann Lovett 1968-1984' is a 15 minute poetic impression of Ann's last day. It can be seen at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39KU7Agwmis .