Executive Summary
Historical, Social and Legislative Context
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Historical Background to and Literature Review on Mother and Baby Homes and Magdalene Laundries
Individual Institutions
Mother and Baby Homes and Workhouses
- Chapter 2: Marianvale
- Chapter 3: Marianville
- Chapter 4: Oral Testimony on Marianvale and Marianville
- Chapter 5: Mater Dei Home
- Chapter 6: Thorndale House (Salvation Army)
- Chapter 7: Kennedy House
- Chapter 8: Hopedene
- Chapter 9: Workhouses
- Chapter 10: Belfast Midnight Mission/Rescue and Maternity Home, Malone Place
- Chapter 11: Mount Oriel
Magdalene Laundries
- Chapter 12: Good Shepherd St Mary’s Home/Laundry, Derry/Londonderry
- Chapter 13: Good Shepherd St Mary’s Home/Laundry, Belfast
- Chapter 14: Good Shepherd St Mary’s Home/Laundry, Newry
- Chapter 15: Oral Testimony on the Good Shepherd St Mary’s Homes/Laundries: Experiences and Conditions
- Chapter 16: Thorndale Industrial Home
Further Research
Appendices
- Appendix 1: Adoption Legislation and Practice 1922 To 1987
- Appendix 2: Extracts and Discussion on all The Oral Testimonies
- Appendix: A
- Appendix: B
- Appendix: C
- Appendix: D
- Appendix: E
- Appendix: F
- Appendix: G
- Appendix: H
- Appendix: I
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