Mother and baby homes believed to give Irish women 'every chance of keeping their secret'
A report into ‘destitute Irish girls’ investigated the problem of unmarried pregnant women travelling to England.
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A report into ‘destitute Irish girls’ investigated the problem of unmarried pregnant women travelling to England.
The Commission have been asked to include a wide range of institutions within their scope of their inquiry.
Under the Maternity Homes Act 1934 every local authority in Ireland had to register the maternity homes in the county with the Department of Health.
Maternity homes that did not notify the authorities were liable to be fined up to ten pounds.