Angela (Angelina) Collins
| Angela (Angelina) Collins | |
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| Born | Angela (Angelina) Collins 1930s Ireland |
| 💀Died | 27 January 1988 Cork St Vincent’s Convent (Magdalene laundry)27 January 1988 |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Irish |
| 💼 Occupation | Inmate of St Vincent’s Magdalene Laundry. |
| Known for | Irish Traveller, Irish slave, Inmate of Magdalene laundry. |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Patrick Ward |
| 👶 Children | 3 [1] |
| 👴 👵 Parent(s) | Annie Mongan (Mother) Patrick Collins (Father) |
Angela (Angelina) Collins is an Irish Traveller woman who was put into a Magdalene Laundry for twenty-seven years of her life.
Early life
Angela was born into a long line of Irish Traveller Tinsmiths. Angela had three children out of wedlock with Patrick Ward from Tuam, Galway.[1]
St Vincent’s Magdalene Laundry Cork
Angela was put into the institution St Vincent’s Magdalene Laundry in Cork where she spent twenty-seven years of her life as an “inmate”.[2] Angela was recommended a hysterectomy ten years before she died of ovarian cancer and was put into St Vincent’s mass grave of seventy-two women within St Finbarr’s Cemetery, Cork.[3]
Angela’s Legacy
Angela’s daughter Mary Teresa Collins and granddaughter Laura Angela Collins created the organisation Justice 4 All Women & Children to fight for justice for the dead women like Angela and their children, support Traveller survivors and educate the public about the mass graves and the Irish State and Catholic Church run institutions.[4]
References
- ↑ Editor, Website. "Lest we forget". Travellers Voice. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
- ↑ Ward, James (2015-07-16). "'Give me back my mother's body': Woman whose mum was buried in Magdalene Laundry mass grave demands justice". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
- ↑ Ward, James (2015-07-16). "'Give me back my mother's body': Woman whose mum was buried in Magdalene Laundry mass grave demands justice". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
- ↑ "Inspiring Winners of 9th Traveller Pride Awards Pavee Point". Retrieved 2020-11-09.
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