Flowers for Magdalenes - Wexford

Sunday, March 11, 2018

*** DUE TO THE SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS FLOWERS FOR MAGDALENES' NEW ROSS IS POSTPONED UNTIL SUNDAY MARCH 11TH AT 2PM. ***

Ireland’s Magdalene Women form a very important part of our cultural heritage and have previously been hidden in the shadows of Irish cultural memory.

This year marks 5 years for this memorial in New Ross which commemorates the lives of women who were incarcerated in the Good Shepherd Magdalene Laundry, New Ross, Co. Wexford.

This peaceful and respectful homage remembers these once forgotten women through poetry, song, reflection and the laying of flowers. Justice for Magdalenes Research (JFMR) is calling on members of the public to visit Magdalene graves on this day and lay flowers to honour the women who lived and died behind convent walls.

This year the event is delighted to welcome Dr. Mary McAulfiffe as the guest speaker. Mary McAuliffe is an Assistant Professor in Gender Studies at UCD. She holds a PhD from the School of History and Humanities, Trinity College Dublin and lectures on the UCD Gender Studies programmes at University College Dublin. Her latest publications were We were there; 77 women of the Easter Rising (co-written with Liz Gillis) and Kerry 1916; Histories and Legacies of the Easter Rising on which she was co-editor.

She was also co-editor of Sexual Politics in Modern Ireland. She was the historical consultant on two major 2016 commemorative projects; Richmond Barracks and the Royal College of Surgeons. She was also on the advisory committee of the National Museum of Ireland 1916 Exhibition. She is past President of the Women’s History Association of Ireland (2011-2014) and a committee member of the Irish Association of Professional Historians. Her research interests include social history, Irish women and politics, memory and history, and history of Irish feminist activisms.

Flowers for Magdalenes is a family event and children are welcome to attend. The event is free and not ticketed.

Organised in conjunction with Justice for Magdalenes Research.

Starts: 11 March 2018 14:00
Ends: 11 March 2018 15:00
Location: St. Stephen's Cemetery, Irishtown, New Ross, County Wexford, Ireland