| Reference Code: | MAGOHP/69 |
| Oral History of: | Catherine Whelan |
| Pseudonym? | No |
| Status: | Survivor |
| Date of interview: | 20th May 2015 |
| Link to Transcript: | MAGOHP69 |
| Link to Audio File(s): | Not yet available |
| Link to Records/Papers: | MAGOHP69_RIRB Narrative |
| Interviewer: | Prof James Smith |
| Keywords: | |
| Good Shepherd Magdalene Laundry, New Ross, Co Wexford; food deprivation; haircutting; beatings; solitary confinement with no food, water or toilet facilities; humiliation; lesbian relationships between older women in laundry; consecrated Magdalenes (auxiliaries) as part of regime; Residential Institutions Redress Board (RIRB); Magdalene ex gratia scheme; difficulties with solicitors at RIRB; religiosity; healthcare for Magdalene survivors. | |
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