Mothers Collection (page 7)

Drumcondra Magdalen Home, Dublin - Hand Ironing Room
The hand-ironing at the Drumcondra Magdalen (or Magdalene) Home, Dublin. The home was founded in 1858 as a girls reformatory but later became a laundry home for single mothers. Date: Date unknown

Drumcondra Magdalen Home, Dublin - Penitents Choir
The Penitents Choir stalls at the Drumcondra Magdalen (or Magdalene) Home, Dublin. The home was founded in 1858 as a girls reformatory but later became a laundry home for single mothers

Drumcondra Magdalen Home, Dublin - Front Entrance
Front entrance of the Drumcondra Magdalen (or Magdalene) Home, Dublin. The home was founded in 1858 as a girls reformatory but later became a laundry home for single mothers. Date: Date unknown

Drumcondra Magdalen Home, Dublin - Dormitory
A dormitory at the Drumcondra Magdalen (or Magdalene) Home, Dublin. The home was founded in 1858 as a girls reformatory but later became a laundry home for single mothers. Date: Date unknown

The Shardeloes drawing room as maternity ward during WWII
The Shardeloes country house in Amersham, Buckinghamshire which was transformed into a maternity home for expectant mothers during World War II. Date: 1940

To a Mother at Churching
Document with instructions to mothers at the Christian ceremony of churching, where a woman returns to church after giving birth and is blessed

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