For God's Sake: The Hidden Life of Irish Nuns

In For God's Sake ten nuns recount their life stories. These women have a unique insight into religious life and their stories cover the period 1930 to 2008. They come from all social strata and from different convents and congregations. They tell tales of a very repressive regime, of a strict social class system, of stifled emotions, and of the harsh life in the Magdalen laundries and industrial schools. For many nuns the dreams of their young lives have been shattered by events beyond their control. Each story covers some aspects of convent life and the individual responses to it, and they offer some understanding of why nobody noticed the abuse, or if they did, why they turned a blind eye.