I found the Letterfrack Industrial School graveyard. But there's more: discover your full benefits now. What is described as "community badinage" was apparently upsetting some of the eight Brothers who were there in 1970. if (snackbar) { Discipline of Education, Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin: Theses & Dissertations, Trinity College Dublin Theses & Dissertations, St Joseph's Industrial School, Letterfrack, County Galway. It was absolutely horren- Describing the place as "depressing" in the mid-1960s, it reported a concern that "it is possible that the Christian Brothers have not made their best possible staff available in Letterfrack". The Report concludes that he is "scarcely a suitable person to hold his present position". allow_upgrades: false, if (['fp-card-number', 'fp-card-expiry', 'fp-card-cvc'].indexOf(element.id) === -1) { } The Department, he said, was deeply appreciative of the great care given by generations of Brothers to the boys at the institution. Through the use of documentary research methods, this study examines the development of religious run Industrial Schools in Ireland since their inception in the mid-18th Century. It took British police almost a year to identify his body. } const subscribeButton = el.querySelector('.button1:not([style^="display: none"])'); November 2020 template_premium_fadeout: "
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