Irish Government Admits Role in Magdalene Laundries

By ⋅ February 6, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment
A ledger from the Hyde Park Magdalene Laundry showing payments for services, is seen on display during a "Magdalene Survivors Together" news conference in Dublin (Photo: Reuters)

A ledger from the Hyde Park Magdalene Laundry showing payments for services, is seen on display during a "Magdalene Survivors Together" news conference in Dublin (Photo: Reuters)

The Irish government has acknowledged that it played a major role in running the infamous Magdalene Laundries.

Mary Fenton (Photo: Leo Hornak)

Mary Fenton (Photo: Leo Hornak)

Thousands of women and girls were locked up against their will, and forced to perform unpaid labor in workhouses managed by Catholic nuns.

The popular notion was that many were prostitutes or unwed mothers.

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Mary Fenton.

She was just 16 when she was sent to the Magdalene Laundries.

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