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# high walls

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2022

Redacted Lives: The second episode of our new documentary series is out now

High Walls explores how and why so many unmarried mothers and their children were incarcerated in Ireland.

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

High Walls explores how and why so many unmarried mothers and their children were incarcerated in this country

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Nov 17th 2022, 6:00 AM