Do penance or perish: A study of Magdalen asylums in Ireland

By Frances Finnegan

Book Overview

Frances Finnegan traces the development of Ireland's Magdalen Asylums--homes that were founded in the mid-nineteenth century for the detention of prostitutes undergoing reform. The inmates of these... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0954092104
• ISBN13: 9780954092108
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Congrave Press,Ireland
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.