In this week's episode we look at the history of religious orders in Ireland and how it came about that Religious Orders had so much power in Irish society. We barely scratched the surface of this conversation but this is the first part of a series on the nuns in Ireland. We start off with Catholic Emancipation, through to De Valera and then onto the work in Reformation schools. It gets a little choppy at the end because this conversation is so dense. We hope you get some new understanding about Religious Orders here in Ireland.  As ever contact us through Social Media. We'd love to hear what you think:Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/awomansplaceire and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/awomansplaceirelan     Episode Breakdown: 3.00 The Reformation 3.30 We love mass 5.00 Gaffs for the nuns 8.30 Penny for the fancy churches 10.15 Nuns as teachers 11.00 Is there anything to be said for another nun 12.20 A better life 14.00 Changing Gods 16.00 They are so SMRT 17.00 OUT OUT YIZ HERETICS 18.20 Post War Ireland was no craic 19.30 All the lads out for a pray 22.00 What were the parties in Ireland 25.00 A new constitution 28.00 15,000 nuns  30.30 Who are the nuns 32.45 The first asylum 36.40 Irish Institutions were the gold standard 40.00 Why were children admitted 52.00 Containing the problem 60.00 Delivery Drivers 64.00 Who were the nuns (getting back on track)