The Forgotten Maggies (2009)
52m
Running Time
July 7, 2009Release Date
Plot.
The Forgotten Maggies focuses on the human rights aspect surrounding the Magdalene Laundries, including testimonies from women and an exploration of the High Park exhumation where 155 Magdalene women were exhumed in 1993
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Cast & Crew.
Mary Teresa Collins
Self
Maureen O'Sullivan
Self
Kathleen Legg
Self
Mary King
Self
Ger Boland
Co-Producer / Editor
Steven O'Riordan
Producer / Director
Media.
Details.
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The Forgotten Maggies (2009) is a documentary made by Irish film maker Steven O'Riordan about the Magdalene laundries. It is the only Irish-made documentary on the subject. It was launched at the Galway Film Fleadh 2009. It was screened on the Irish television station TG4 in 2011, attracting over 360,000 viewers. The women who appeared in the documentary Mary Teresa Collins, Mary King, Kathleen Legg, Maureen O'Sullivan, were the first Magdalene women to meet with Irish government officials. These women brought national and international attention to the subject.