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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.
The first Magdalene laundry or asylum in Ireland, an Anglican or Church of Ireland-run institution, Magdalen Asylum for Penitent Females, opened on Leeson Street in Dublin in 1767, after two years of preparation.
In 1808 the society opened a Magdalene asylum in the city. Reformers often recruited the women and girls from impoverished neighborhoods or brothels, but many were brought to an institution by police or family, or were referred by a child welfare agency or by a court as an alternative to prison.
Feb 5, 2013 · Two survivors of Ireland's Magdalene laundries have spoken of their experiences. Marina Gambold was taken to a laundry aged 16 by a priest. She remembers being forced to eat off the floor....
Dec 7, 2022 · Between 1765 and 1996, up to 300,000 vulnerable women and girls passed through Ireland's oppressive Magdalene Laundries — and some died there. These oppressive institutions lasted for about 230 years.
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Jun 6, 2018 · As 220 survivors of Ireland’s notorious Magdalene Laundries convened for a state-sponsored meeting in Dublin on Tuesday, strikingly similar pleas for the lost went up at their hotel.
