Mary Collins

04/15/24 • 8 min

Mary’s mother Angela Collins spent 27 years working for the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity in Peacock Lane, Cork City. Her sister also spent time in the Good Shepherd Magdalene Laundry in Cork. Sadly Mary’s sister took her own life when she was 27. Mary talks to Steven and explains the impact the institutions had on her and her family

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Previous Episode

An Orphan in Dublin

After reaching out to the London Irish Centre in the UK Steven speaks with survivor Mary King who was abandoned on the street in Dublin and put into a home in County Westmeath by the courts. Mary talks about the devastation she suffered while in the institutions and the pain of losing and rediscovering her family.

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Kathleen Legg

Steven flies to the UK with his production team to interview survivors Mary King, Kathleen Legg and Mary Collins. Kathleen Legg is a survivor of the Stanhope Street Laundry in Dublin run by the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity. Kathleen has kept her story secret for 69 years. She is now ready to talk.

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