Witness History: Archive 2012 - Ireland's Magdalene Laundries

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It's 16 years since the closure of the last Magdalene laundry in Ireland.

The laundries were violent workhouses where young women and girls were forced to work for nothing - unable to leave.

They were run by Roman Catholic Nuns.

Photo: Ellen Murphy today

Published on Wednesday, 26th September 2012.

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