Recent research in Dublin, Caen, Angers and Rome, has put into the public domain new information on the Magdalene laundries of St Mary’s High Park and Sean MacDermott Street in Dublin, both run by the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity.
Some of the findings expand on
facts already well-known from the McAleese inquiry into the role of the
state vis à vis these institutions, such as the presence of former
industrial school girls in Magdalene laundries. But others might give
the reader pause for thought, and beyond these case studies alone.
