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The Irish gulag : how the state betrayed its innocent children / Bruce Arnold.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Dublin : Gill & Macmillan, 2009.Description: xi, 361 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), map, ports. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780717146147
  • 9780717146147
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Institutional child care and child abuse in Ireland -- The modern era -- Exposing state and church -- Ms. Justice Mary Lafoy replaced by Mr. Justice Sean Ryan -- Political testimony -- Stories
Summary: The Irish Industrial Schools were junior labour camps run by the Roman Catholic Church. The regime was harsh, punitive and ignorant. 'The Irish Gulag' tells of how the state tried to evade its responsibility for wrecking the lives of thousands of children.
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'Includes analysis of the Ryan Report' - cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Institutional child care and child abuse in Ireland -- The modern era -- Exposing state and church -- Ms. Justice Mary Lafoy replaced by Mr. Justice Sean Ryan -- Political testimony -- Stories

The Irish Industrial Schools were junior labour camps run by the Roman Catholic Church. The regime was harsh, punitive and ignorant. 'The Irish Gulag' tells of how the state tried to evade its responsibility for wrecking the lives of thousands of children.

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