Mary Norris (neé Cronin born 1932) was a young woman who was sent to a Magdalene asylum where her name was changed and she was basically imprisoned until an aunt removed her. Norris spent two years performing hard labor in the Good Shepherd Convent, a Magdalene asylum. Norris later came forward and recounted her experiences of abuse in the asylum and also the St Joseph's Orphanage in Killarney.
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