Precarious childhood in post-independence Ireland / Moira Maguire.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maguire, Moira (Moira J.), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church--Ireland.

Catholic Church.

Children with social disabilities--Government policy--Ireland--History--20th century.

Children with social disabilities.

Poor children--Government policy--Ireland--History--20th century.

Poor children.

Christianity and politics--Catholic Church--History--20th century.

Christianity and politics.

Ireland--Social conditions--20th century.

Ireland.

Ireland--Politics and government--1922-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 244 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

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.

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.

Notes:

"Moira J. Maguire"--Book jacket.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 6, 2026).

ISBN:

9781847797599

1847797598

9781781702604

1781702608

9781847793256

1847793258

OCLC:

818847423