It is hard to escape the portrayal of what 20th century life might have been like for a penitent living in one of Ireland's Magdalen Laundries. With its saturation in contemporary pop-culture, the morality of these Irish Institutions has been called into question through blockbuster films and best selling books. However, some believe that the many public representations of the Magdalen Laundries fail to tell the whole story. As tension surrounding Magdalen Laundries, as well as Church and State involvement in them, has continuously grown over the last couple of decades, many citizens of...
It is hard to escape the portrayal of what 20th century life might have been like for a penitent living in one of Ireland's Magdalen Laundries. With i...