Ross Magdalene laundry features in 'Forgotten Maggies'
Wednesday July 08 2009
A WOMAN who spent two years in a Magdalene Laundry in New Ross will feature in a shocking and harrowing documentary which is due to be released today (Wednesday).
'The Forgotten Maggies', which will premiere at the Galway Film Festival, features Carlow native Maureen O'Sullivan (57) who was placed in the laundry located in the Irishtown in New Ross.
Maureen's unforgettable contribution details her horrendous time in New Ross, before she was moved to another laundry in Athy.
After a further two years in Athy, Maureen eventually escaped and moved to London, before arriving back home to Ireland thirty years ago.
The documentary is the brainchild of 25-year-old Stephen O'Riordan from Cork, who was overwhelmed by Peter Mullins' award-winning film 'The Magdalene Sisters'.
He set about producing 'The Forgotten Maggies' as a continuation of 'The Magdalene Sisters'. This is his first filmtype documentary and primarily looks at the lives of four women, three of whom were forcefully placed in Magdalene Laundries
In 'The Forgotten Maggies' the interviewee speaks openly about how her time in an industrial school affected her both directly and indirectly for the rest of her life.
