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O'Beirne, Kathy.

Kathy's story / Kathy O'Beirne. - Pymble, NSW : Harper Collins, 2005. - 223 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. ; 24 cm.

"Inside the hell of Ireland's notorious Magdalen Sisters' laundries"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 223).

Kathy O'Beirne was sexually abused at eight, labeled troublesome by a psychiatrist, and sent to reform school. After being raped by a visiting priest, she was transferred to a psychiatric hospital and subjected to electric shock therapy. At 12, she ended up in a Magdalen laundry, the notorious workhouses where thousands of other troublesome girls were incarcerated, abused, and forced to slave in horrendous conditions. In unflinching detail, yet illuminated by strength and hope, Kathy's Story recounts her harrowing experiences, remarkable survival, and campaign to help other victims of institutional abuse.


ISBN: 0732282160 9780732282165

LCCN: 2006373488

Subjects--Personal Names:
O'Beirne, Kathy.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Teenage girls--Institutional care--Ireland--Dublin--Biography.
Adult child abuse victims--Ireland--Dublin--Biography.
Child abuse--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.

LC Class. No.: HV757.A6 / O32 2005

Dewey Class. No.: 362.732092