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Precarious childhood in post-independence Ireland / Moira J. Maguire.

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This study reveals the desperate plight of the poor illegitimate, and abused children in an Irish society that claimed to cherish and hold them sacred, but in fact marginalised and ignored them.

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author:	Maguire, Moira (Moira J.)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Manchester : Manchester University Press, ©2009.
Subjects:	Catholic Church. Children with social disabilities > Government policy > Ireland > History > 20th century. Poor children > Government policy > Ireland > History > 20th century. Christianity and politics > Catholic Church > History > 20th century. Ireland > Social conditions > 20th century. Ireland > Politics and government > 1922- Children with social disabilities > Government policy. Christianity and politics > Catholic Church. Politics and government. Poor children > Government policy. Social conditions. Ireland. History.

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Summary:	This study reveals the desperate plight of the poor illegitimate, and abused children in an Irish society that claimed to cherish and hold them sacred, but in fact marginalised and ignored them.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (viii, 244 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781781702604 1781702608 9781847793256 1847793258
Source of Description, Etc. Note:	Print version record.