Strong turn out at Bohermore ceremony to remember women of Galway Magdalene Laundries

Connacht Tribune
March 5, 2017

http://connachttribune.ie/strong-turn-out-at-bohermore-ceremony-to-remember-women-of-galway-magdalene-laundries/

[The Chieftains with Joni Mitchell - The Magdalene Laundries via YouTube]

Galway Bay fm newsroom – Up to one hundred people attended a special event at Bohermore Cemetery this afternoon to remember the women of Galway’s Magdalene Laundries.

The ‘Flowers for Magdalenes’ event is now in its 6th year, and sees flowers laid on the graves of the women who once lived and worked in the laundries.

There were emotional scenes as a number of those in attendance shared their personal stories at today’s event.

They included women who were themselves ‘Magalene Women’, women who worked alongside them, and those whose relatives worked at the laundry.

One eldery man recalled how his mother died there, while a sister he never met disappeared from the Tuam Mother and Baby Home.

Today’s event also included a recital of the names of the former Magdalene women buried in Bohermore.