Republic of shame : how Ireland punished 'fallen women' and their children
Caelainn Hogan
The author embarks on a quest to unravel the tight hold the church had on the Irish .He travels the length and breadth of Ireland and across Europe, going to masses, novenas, shrines and seminaries, talking to those who have abandoned the church and those who have held on, to survivors and campaigners, to writers, historians, psychologists and many more.