Magdalene Asylums

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From 1848: Between this year and October 1996 (when...

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From 1848

Between this year and October 1996 (when the last one closed), over 30,000 women and girls were virtually imprisoned in Ireland'sMagdalene Asylums for sexual misconduct or other perceived transgressions against the conservative moral code...

1848: The Order of the Good Shepherd Sisters arrived...

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1848

The Order of the Good Shepherd Sisters arrived in Ireland, and the first Magdalene Asylums were established.
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O’Toole, Fintan. “The Sisters of No Mercy”. Guardian Unlimited, 16 Feb. 2003.
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