High Walls

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Redacted Lives

The Journal

7 episodes

9 months ago

Redacted Lives is a six-part documentary series from The Journal that tells the real story of mother and baby homes in Ireland; from what happened within; to how the State continues to deny survivors access to information, proper redress and ownership of their true stories. Finally, they get to speak in their own words, in their own voices. New episode every Thursday for six weeks. Presented by Órla Ryan, produced by Nicky Ryan with executive producer Sinéad O’Carroll.

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High Walls

Redacted Lives

32 minutes 54 seconds

3 years ago

High Walls

In 20th century Ireland, the Catholic Church exerted huge control over almost every aspect of people’s lives. Becoming pregnant outside marriage was viewed as one of the most shameful things a person could do. Women and girls who found themselves in this situation were hidden away. Many of their children were, in turn, sent to industrial schools. But how did this system of incarceration come to exist? And why was it allowed to flourish for so long?

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