Ireland's Dirty Laundry

Ireland's Dirty Laundry (2022)

March 2nd, 20221h 31min

Documentary, History, TV Movie
85%

Overview

The tragic and shocking story of the notorious Magdalene Laundries, a shameful system, created by the Irish State but supported by all strata of Irish society, which enslaved more than ten thousand women between 1922 and 1996.


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