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Ceremony to remember Galway's Magdalene women

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Ceremony to remember Galway's Magdalene women

Galway Bay fm newsroom - The women of Galway's Magdalene Laundries will be remembered at a ceremony in the city tomorrow. (Sunday March 5th)

The 'Flowers for Magdalenes' event is now in its 6th year, and sees flowers laid on the graves of the women who once lived and worked in the laundries.

Over 1,600 former Magdalene women are buried at cemeteries across Ireland, many in unmarked graves.

The Galway 'Flowers for Magdalenes' event will take place at 12pm tomorrow at Bohermore cemetery.

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