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More than 10, 000 unmarried women were sent to mother and baby homes in Northern Ireland. They and their sons and daughters were the victims of a harsh morality. You have hundreds and thousands of children who haven't been claimed who therefore have no voice.
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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.
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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 -...
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...
Mar 1, 2024 · In Episode 4, Sister Eileen (Francis Tomelty), the mother superior at the Kilkinure laundry, emerges from the shadows in the convent where Lorna is searching for a death certificate.
Aug 27, 2023 · The Magdalene laundries, named for Mary Magdalene, soon became places that parents sent their daughters in order to hide out-of-wedlock pregnancies – as is the case with Lorna in The Woman in...
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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...