# ADOPTING TO LIFE: Paul Cullen

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Podcast: [The Mick Clifford Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mick-clifford-podcast-1186179)
Published: 2026-02-19T20:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Adoption was a big business in the Ireland of the middle decades of the last century, in a country where birth outside of marriage was considered a stain. That was the country into which Paul Cullen was born and ultimately adopted. He has written a page turning account of his life as an adoptee, Outsider – Survival, Family Secrets and the Search To Belong. Paul is this week’s guest on the podcast.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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