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In 1952 an eighteen year old Philomena Lee was sent to a convent for young unmarried mothers in Roscrea, County Tipperary. Philomena gave birth to a boy called Anthony and when he was three years old he was taken from Philomena and sold for adoption. It features in a new movie with Judi Dench & Steve Coogan. Martin Sixsmith spoke to Miriam.