St Joseph’s Industrial School, Glin was an industrial school

Industrial Schools in Ireland

Industrial Schools, were established in Ireland under the Industrial Schools Act of 1868 to care for "neglected, orphaned and abandoned children". By 1884, there were 5,049 children in such institutions throughout the country....

 in Glin, County Limerick

Glin, County Limerick

Glin is a village in the northwest of County Limerick, Ireland. It is on the south shore of the River Shannon's estuary, on the N69 road between Foynes and Tarbert. The population of the village in 2006 was 566.- History :...

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History

The school was originally founded in 1872 in Sexton Street, Limerick

Limerick

Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, and the principal city of County Limerick and Ireland's Mid-West Region. It is the fifth most populous city in all of Ireland. When taking the extra-municipal suburbs into account, Limerick is the third largest conurbation in the...

. It moved to Glin in 1928 and operated until 1966.

Conclusions of the Ryan Report

For legal reasons, the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse

Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse

The Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse is one of a range of measures introduced by the Irish Government to investigate the extent and effects of abuse on children from 1936 onwards. It is commonly known in Ireland as the Ryan Commission , after its chair, Justice Seán Ryan...

 used pseudonyms to refer to victims and

Physical abuse

The Department of Education was aware that a boys' jaw was fractured and hospitalised, probably by Brother Marceau (pseudonym). Brother Marceau was transferred to another residential school in Tralee

St Joseph's Industrial School, Tralee

St Joseph's Industrial School, Tralee was an industrial school in Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. It was situated on the western side of Tralee, on the road to Ardfert.-History:...

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Glin was described as having a "severe, systemic regime of corporal punishment".

Sexual abuse

Two Christian Brothers, Br. Buiron and Piperel (pseudonyms) were transferred to Glin, having being investigated about sexual abuse in other industrial schools at earlier dates. The Commission described the decision to transfer them as "reckless".

Department of Education

The Department of Education was criticised for failing in its supervisory duties, protecting the institution and dismissing serious complaints.