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1 day ago · The last of Ireland's Magdalene Laundries closed in 1996 (Image: PA Archive/PA Images). In a famous act of protest against abuse in the Catholic Church, singer Sinead O'Connor ripped up a photo of ...
Oct 5, 2021 · 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...
Oct 7, 2024 · Children and women in the Magdalene Laundries. Wikimedia Commons. "Ireland's Dirty Laundry," a two-part documentary that aired on RTÉ in 2022, tells how Hugh and Ena McEntee and their three...
Jun 2, 2018 · The front door and hallway of the now derelict Sisters of Our Lady of Charity Magdalene Laundry on Sean McDermott Street in Dublin’s north inner city. Photograph: Julien Behal/PA Wire
- Deirdre Falvey
Aug 28, 2023 · The Woman in the Wall sparked renewed outrage in the Magdalene Laundries. One real story concerned 800 babies in a grave amid a 'tank' claim.
- Sabrina Barr
Oct 2, 2017 · The history of Magdalene institutions will not be reliable without going back to their origins in the British Isles and remembering their variety and presence in all four nations. Researching almost only Irish history of the Asylums resulted in our seeing a distorted picture of them.
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...
