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1. www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk › news › tvChilling true story of 'nation's shame' that inspired ...

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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 ...

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   1 day ago · For centuries, women in Ireland who were deemed 'fallen' or 'promiscuous' could be sent to institutions known as Magdalene Laundries. These institutions were state-sponsored and church-run, and ...

3. metro.co.uk › 2023/08/28 › the-woman-in-the-wallReal story behind grave of 800 babies amid Magdalene ... - Metro

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   Aug 28, 2023 · Real story behind grave of 800 babies and ‘septic tank’ claim amid Magdalene Laundries outrage. Sabrina Barr Published Aug 28, 2023, 12:53pm|Updated Aug 28, 2023, 9:08pm. The Woman in the...

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4. www.bbc.co.uk › news › uk-northern-ireland-58789117Mother-and-baby homes: 'Secrets have been shattered' - BBC

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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.

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   3 days ago · On October 25, 1996, a dark chapter in Ireland’s history finally came to an end with the closure of the nation’s last Magdalene laundry in Dublin’s Sean McDermott Street.

6. www.bbc.co.uk › news › entertainment-arts-66376157The Woman in the Wall: Ruth Wilson drama examines Magdalene ...

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   Aug 23, 2023 · The laundries had been theoretically set up to house "fallen women" - a blanket term which included unmarried mothers, women deemed to have been badly behaved, promiscuous or sexually...

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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 happened to Ireland's last Magdalene laundry?

   • Unmarried pregnant women were condemned as social outcasts and confined in harsh institutions On October 25, 1996, a dark chapter in Ireland’s history finally came to an end with the closure of the nation’s last Magdalene laundry in Dublin’s Sean McDermott Street.

   How closure of the last Magdalene laundry 28 years ago ended shamef…

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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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   Is Magdalene Laundries based on a true story?

   • The harrowing truth of Ireland's Magdalene Laundries forms the backdrop for the highly anticipated film, Small Things Like These which is adapted from Claire Keegan's award-winning novel of the same name.

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   Is 'the woman in the wall' causing renewed outrage in Magdalene Laundries?

   • The Woman in the Wall has sparked renewed outrage in the Magdalene Laundries (Picture: BBC/Motive Pictures/Chris Barr) The release of The Woman in the Wall on the BBC, starring Ruth Wilson and Daryl McCormack, has prompted renewed interest and outrage in the Magdalene Laundries.

   Real story behind grave of 800 babies amid Magdalene Laundries ... - M…

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   Who were in the laundries?

   • The image conjured up by many when they think of the laundries is of the young women, mostly teens, who were held there. But actress Wilson, who stars in and co-produced the series, notes that women of all ages were admitted.

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8. www.bbc.co.uk › news › liveAs it happened: Mother and baby home inquiry backed

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   Oct 5, 2021 · 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 and...