Irene, daughter of John and Mary, was brought up by her Aunts, Annie, Leonie & Alma. Irene had been born with a cleft palate and a hearing deficit and somehow it was decided that it would be too difficult for her mother to take care of her in addition to the rest of a growing family. According to Irene's sister Therese, the Aunts feared that other children would make fun of her, so they taught Irene at home. If this photo is any evidence, she spent some time in grammar school and was a little girl with a penetrating and inquiring gaze.
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