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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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Oct 5, 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 27, 2019 · Mary Merritt’s baby was taken from her to be adopted. This picture shows the only time she held her baby daughter. Trevor White. Fri Sept 27 2019 - 06:00. Seven years ago a small red exercise...
Mar 4, 2023 · Kathleen King spent half her childhood in Ballaghaderreen industrial school before being moved to Donnybrook Magdalene Laundry in Dublin. Photograph Jennifer O'Connell
Oct 5, 2021 · Summary. In January an investigation was promised into mother-and-baby homes and Magdalene Laundries in NI after a report found more than 10,500 women and girls entered the homes between 1922...
Aug 23, 2023 · The Magdalene Laundries were back in the spotlight recently following the death of Irish singer Sinead O'Connor, who spent time in one of the former asylums as a teenager. A new BBC drama...
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Jan 26, 2021 · It examined eight mother and baby homes, a number of former workhouses, four Magdalene Laundries and sought personal testimony from women and children with "lived experience" of the...
