Precarious childhood in post-independence Ireland

Precarious childhood in post-independence Ireland / Moira Maguire.

Author/creator	Maguire, Moira (Moira J.)
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Manchester, U.K. ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed in the U.S. by Palgrave Macmillan,
Description	viii, 244 p. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Catholic Church--Ireland. Children with social disabilities--Government policy --Ireland --History --20th century. Poor children--Government policy --Ireland --History --20th century. Christianity and politics--Catholic Church --History --20th century. Ireland--Social conditions --20th century. Ireland--Politics and government --1922-

Contents	Poverty, family dysfunction, and state provision for neglected children -- Cherished equally? "Outdoor" provision for illegitimate children -- Cherished equally? Institutional provision for illegitimate children -- Legislating care and protection : the Carrigan Committee, the age of consent, and adoption -- The abused child? -- Sanctity of child life? Official responses to infanticide -- Desperate act or wilful choice? Infanticide and unwanted children.
Summary	This study reveals the desperate plight of the poor, illegitimate, and abused children in an Irish society that claimed to cherish and hold them sacred, but in fact marginalised and ignored them.
General note	"Moira J. Maguire"--Book jacket.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2010533293
ISBN	9780719080814 (hbk.)
ISBN	0719080819 (hbk.)

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