The Boston Herald, September 19th, 1999
BALLYMORE EUSTACE, Ireland - For five years, in the shadow of Ireland's majestic Wicklow Mountains near the shores of the Blessington Lake, an enchanted castle has cast a spell on some very special children from all across Europe.
The Barretstown Gang Camp for seriously ill children opened in June 1994 with the help of a $2 million donation from Hollywood legend Paul Newman.
"Some of the kids who come here . . . (have) never been around kids who are in the same situation as they are," said Asa Nordesjo of Sweden. "Some have never been allowed to do anything by their parents.
"Or they don'...
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