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     Small Things Like These: Magdalene laundries drama is a powerful rumination on compassion – and its limits

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   What happened at the Magdalene Laundries?

   • 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 examines the impact of the abuse which took place at some of these notorious institutions.

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   When did Magdalene laundry close?

   • The first Magdalene laundry opened in 1765 and it was not until 1996 that the last closed its doors, largely – it's grotesque to say – due to the rise of household washing machines. Established with the intention of housing "fallen women", the laundries became home to women and girls who had had sex before marriage.

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   How many women went through the Magdalene Laundries system?

   • The estimates for how many women went through the Magdalene laundries system have varied, with up to 30,000 women thought to have been placed in the laundries in total. Of those, about 10,000 were admitted after Ireland's independence in 1922.

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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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   What is a Magdalene laundry?

   • Part of the BBC drama sees a group of women come together in an attempt to get the so-called convent they were kept in through their adolescence officially recognised as a Magdalene laundry, which were prison-like institutions for young women.

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   How many women went through Irish Magdalene Laundries?

   • Estimates of the number of women who went through Irish Magdalene laundries vary, and most religious orders have refused to provide archival information for investigators and historians. Up to 300,000 women are thought to have passed through the laundries in total, at least 10,000 of them since 1922.

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3. inews.co.uk › culture › magdalene-laundries-abuseThe Magdalene Laundries abuse: True story behind BBC’s The ...

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   Sep 7, 2023 · Brady’s character and story is fictional, but writer Joe Murtagh has revealed it was inspired by the real-life accounts of those who survived Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries.

4. 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 · 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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   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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   Mar 12, 2018 · The interior of the now derelict Sisters of Our Lady of Charity Magdalene Laundry on Sean McDermott St in Dublin’s north inner city on the day of The Irish Government apologized to the...

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8. www.economist.com › culture › 2024/11/01Exposing the horrors of Ireland’s Magdalene laundries

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   1 day ago · Set in New Ross, Ireland, in 1985, it is a fictional tale, with the unsettling tension of a horror film. But it is based on reality: Magdalene laundries, in which “fallen women” were forced to ...

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   Aug 27, 2023 · While the crime at the centre of the new six-part drama is fiction, the horrific story of abuse underpinning it is based on a notorious true story that Ireland is still reckoning with.

10. 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 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...