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World Service,26 Sep 2012,9 mins

Ireland's Magdalene Laundries

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It's 16 years since the closure of the last Magdalene laundry in Ireland. The laundries were violent workhouses where young women and girls were forced to work for nothing - unable to leave. They were run by Roman Catholic Nuns. Photo: Ellen Murphy today

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