弗拉纳根神父批评爱尔兰改革学校的恶劣条件. Father Flanagan criticized harsh conditions in Irish reform schools.

弗拉纳根神父出生于爱尔兰, 在巴利莫的一个热情的天主教家庭中长大. Born in Ireland, Father Flanagan was raised in a loving Catholic family in Ballymoe. 在内布拉斯加州成立男孩镇以帮助处于危险的青年后,他于1946年回到爱尔兰并谴责改造学校的恶劣条件是国家耻辱. After founding Boys Town in Nebraska to help at-risk youth, he returned to Ireland in 1946 and condemned harsh conditions in reform schools as a national disgrace.