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 century. They were run ostens
Irish Magdalene laundry, c. early 20th century
1981 ledger listing various clients of a Magdalene laundry
Magdalene seat, St Stephen's Green, Dublin
View of the mass grave at the Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home, Tuam, Galway
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Magdalene asylums, also known as Magdalene laundries, were initially Protestant but later mostly Roman Catholic institutions that operated from the 18th to the late 20th centuries, ostensibly to house
Magdalene laundries in Ireland
…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 century. They were run ostensibly to house "fallen…
Magdalene laundry in England, early twentieth century