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   What were the Magdalene Laundries?

   • The Magdalene Laundries were part of an interlocking system of orphanages, industrial schools, “mother and baby homes” for unwed mothers and church-run institutions in which Ireland once confined tens of thousands of its own.

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   How did Magdalene laundries and mother and baby homes differ?

   • The mother and baby homes sometimes forced mothers to put their children up for adoption, often to the US, while Magdalene laundries subjected women to forced labor (usually, as the name implies, washing clothes and linens) and physical abuse. One mother and baby home, Sean Ross Abbey, was featured in last year's film Philomena.

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   What happened at Magdalene Laundries?

   • Were it not for the bravery of survivors, what happened in mother-and-baby homes and Magdalene Laundries would have largely remained hidden in history. But secrets have been shattered - and the power of shame broken - by the testimonies of people who suffer trauma to this day. The last institution in Northern Ireland closed only in 1990.

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   What are the secrets of Magdalene Laundries in Northern Ireland?

   • The harrowing secrets of Magdalene Laundries in the Republic of Ireland began to emerge in the 1990s. But comparatively little is known about the institutions in Northern Ireland. Caroline Magee was sent to the St Mary's laundry in Derry in 1975, when she was in her early teens. She described it as being "very frightening, very steamy, very warm".

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   How many people have died at Magdalene Laundries?

   • A 10-person, independent panel examining mother-and-baby homes and Magdalene Laundries was set up in April 2023 by Stormont's Executive Office. On Tuesday, Ms Little-Pengelly told the assembly that about 300 victims and survivors have came forward, but they expect this number to grow.

   Consultation on mother-and-baby home inquiry to begin

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   When did Magdalene last have a mother-and-baby?

   • The Stormont-commissioned report examined the period between 1922 and 1990 and runs to nearly 550 pages. The last mother-and-baby institution closed in 1990; the last Magdalene laundry in 1984. The report examined eight mother-and-baby homes, a number of workhouses and four Magdalene laundries.

   Mother-and-baby homes: What are the report's major findings?

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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.

3. www.irishtimes.com › ireland › 2023/03/04Magdalene laundries survivor recalls a childhood of ...

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   Mar 4, 2023 · Magdalene laundries survivor recalls a childhood of relentless abuse and neglect. Kathleen King is still fighting at the age of 80, frustrated that the State redress scheme refuses to accept...

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5. www.irishtimes.com › life-and-style › health-familyMary’s story: The Magdalene laundry survivor who still lives ...

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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...

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   2 days ago · The first minister described the day as "marking another important milestone and an acknowledgement of the suffering inflicted on mothers and children in mother and baby institutions, Magdalene ...

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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. The Stormont-commissioned report examined the...

8. www.vox.com › 2014/6/5 › 5779902How mid-century Ireland dealt with unwed mothers and their ...

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   Jun 5, 2014 · Last year, the Irish government agreed to compensate survivors of the Magdalene laundries, while those abused in mother and baby homes have yet to be compensated, and children of mothers in...

9. www.nytimes.com › 2018/06/06 › worldThese Women Survived Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries. They’re ...

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   Jun 6, 2018 · The Magdalene Laundries were part of an interlocking system of orphanages, industrial schools, “mother and baby homes” for unwed mothers and church-run institutions in which Ireland once...