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Aug 28, 2023 · In 2014, horror ensued when it was claimed that a mass grave of around 800 babies had been found, with it being alleged that bodies had been discovered in an old septic tank in County Galway,...
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Aug 30, 2020 · The imposing red-brick building, a former Magdalene laundry, stands on top of a hill overlooking the grounds surrounded by thick walls. Mary Gaffney, a woman made to work within that laundry...
Oct 4, 2021 · Marianville and Marianvale also had Magdalene Laundries - workhouses where women were sent for a variety of reasons, including for having a child outside of marriage.
Sep 23, 2014 · An inquiry last year into Ireland's Magdalene laundries, where for decades thousands of women were forced to work by nuns, found no evidence that workers were abused.
Mar 6, 2016 · Dublin, Ireland – As survivors of Ireland’s Magdalene laundries prepare for a national day of remembrance, many question the sincerity of the government’s apology to women held against their...
Magdalene laundry, an institution in which women and girls were made to perform unpaid laundry work, sewing, cleaning, and cooking as penitence for violating moral codes. Such institutions existed in Europe, North America, and Australia between the 18th and 20th centuries and were often overseen by.
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Jan 26, 2021 · A report has found that 10,500 women went through mother-and-baby homes in Northern Ireland and 3,000 were admitted into Magdalene laundries.
