The Magdalene Laundries

When she was 14 years old, Elizabeth Coppin was sent to a place called Peacock Lane in Cork, Ireland. It was a laundry business run by a Catholic order of nuns. Elizabeth noticed bars on its windows. Say hello on Twitter , Facebook and Instagram . Sign up for our occasional newsletter, The Accomplice . Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: iTunes.com/CriminalShow . Listen back through our archives at youtube.com/criminalpodcast . We also make This is Love and Phoebe Reads a Mystery . Artwork by Julienne Alexander . Check out our online shop . Episode transcripts are posted on our website . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices