What a brave women
First Dates Ireland returned to our screens this week and we were absolutely glued to our TV screens.But it was 71-year-old Mary who won over viewers with her incredible story.“At the time you had no choice, if I went into a home I knew I’d have to give my baby up, and there wasn’t a hope in hell I was giving my child up.
“It got to a stage that I knew he was going to kill me. He got a kick out of going for your throat and he’d hold it until you passed out and then he’d shake you to bring you back again and laugh in your face. Then he’d say he didn’t touch you.” After 15 years, Mary made the brave decision to leave with her two children. However, her life was still tough as she was unable to get social welfare as a single mother.
“Saint Vincent de Paul knocked on the door Christmas Eve night at 12 o’clock. I had nothing for them, no toys, he went off and bought us a chicken and he bought my daughter a little Coca-Cola radio and he bought my son a Dukes of Hazzard racing track, it was like winning the lotto,” she explained.Mary talking about her Christmas when SVP helped her … I need a break
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