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Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (Resumed) (20 Jan 2021): Robert Troy: ...in my county. Ignorantly, I never really thought deeply enough about the history associated with buildings like it. Mother and baby homes were large, prominent places. Like industrial schools, Magdalen laundries and mental institutions, they were where Ireland hid her unwanted in plain sight. What could not be seen behind those walls was the hurt, humiliation and abuse inflicted on so...

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