Magdalene Laundries in Ireland
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magdalene-laundries-in-ireland-161-4612085
title:
Magdalene Laundries in Ireland
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The Magdalene Laundries in Ireland, also known as Magdalene asylums, were institutions usually run by Roman Catholic orders, which operated from the 18th to the late 20th centuries. They were run ostensibly to house "fallen women", an estimated 30,000 of whom were confined in these institutions in Ireland. In 1993, unmarked graves of 155 women were uncovered in the convent grounds of one of the laundries. This led to media revelations about the operations of the secretive institutions. A formal
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encyclopedia
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Catholic institutions in Ireland
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdalene_Laundries_in_Ireland
date created:
2014-08-23T22:35:16Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T06:02:49Z
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