Magdalene Laundries in Ireland were Catholic-run institutions from the 18th to late 20th century that imprisoned "fallen women" (unmarried mothers, abused women, etc.) in harsh, penitentiary-like workhouses, forcing them to do laundry for little or no pay, operating under the guise of rehabilitation but functioning as severe punitive centers until the last closed in 1996, with survivors describing brutal conditions. #corksupernaturalsociety #magdalenelaundries #hauntedcork #sadhistory #cork | Co