02431nam a2200421 a 4500 ebr10623390 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 101006s2009 enk sb 001 0 eng d 2010533293 9780719080814 (hbk.) 0719080819 (hbk.) 9781847793256 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)808600305 e-ie--- HV757.A6 M33 2009eb 362.70869409415 22 Maguire, Moira (Moira J.) Precarious childhood in post-independence Ireland [electronic resource] / Moira Maguire. Manchester, U.K. ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed in the U.S. by Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. viii, 244 p. "Moira J. Maguire"--Book jacket. Includes bibliographical references and index. 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. 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. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 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- Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10623390 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 159160 159160