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Sep 30, 2012 · At roughly the age of 16, Margaret was sent to the Magdalene Laundry at Gloucester Street. The exact time and circumstances of her move there are not clear because Samantha and her sister are...
Jun 22, 2017 · Margaret Bullen died in 2003 aged just 50 from a disease possibly linked to her exposure to industrial-strength chemicals in the Laundries where she had lived.
Sep 23, 2014 · From there, still a child, she was passed into the network of Magdalene laundries and forced to work from eight to six every day except Sundays and bank holidays.
May 1, 2013 · Bell was one of thousands of young girls who were sent to the Magdalene workhouses run by Roman Catholic nuns when she got pregnant at age 16. She worked long hours washing clothes with no pay...
May 29, 2015 · A NEW book documents the harrowing journeys faced by five women who were incarcerated in Ireland’s notorious Magdalene laundries - where they endured unthinkable abuse but lived to tell the tale. Launched in Britain and Ireland today, Whispering Hope sees Nancy Costello, Kathleen Legg, Diane Croghan, Marie Slattery and Marina Gombold put ...
Aug 30, 2020 · In 2013, when the McAleese report – the result of an inquiry overseen by then senator Martin McAleese into State involvement in Magdalene laundries – was published, there were at least 58 ...
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Feb 5, 2013 · Maureen Sullivan was sent to the Magdalene laundry in County Wexford when she was 12. The nuns noticed, called in a priest and convinced her mother that Maureen would be going to a "lovely...
