A report published today is expected to detail Irish government knowledge of what went on in Magdalene Laundries. The laundries were Catholic-run workhouses that operated in Ireland from the 1920s to the mid-1990s.
Girls considered "troubled" or what were then called "fallen women" were sent there by families or the courts. Ellen Murphy, a survivor of the Magdalene Laundries, told the Today programme's John Humphrys that she was put to work using large washing machines.
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Girls considered "troubled" or what were then called "fallen women" were sent there by families or the courts. Ellen Murphy, a survivor of the Magdalene Laundries, told the Today programme's John Humphrys that she was put to work using large washing machines.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-21334882