ORIGINS is the name of the family tracing and information service from Barnardos.
Who can apply to the Origins Service?
Origins is for people (and their families) who spent all or part of
their childhood in an Irish industrial School and are interested in
tracing information about their parents, siblings or other relatives.
The service is available to people in Ireland and abroad.
What does Origins do?
Experienced professional staff, offer advice, support and mediation
in your search for your family of origin. Around 50% of the cases dealt
with by the Origins team have led to reunion with their family of
origin. Many of these cases involved reuniting sisters and brothers who
were separated as children.
The service is completely confidential.