| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to extend the Industrial Schools Act to Ireland. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 31 & 32 Vict. c. 25 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 29 May 1868 |
The Industrial Schools Act (Ireland) 1868 or the Industrial Schools (Ireland) Act 1868 (31 & 32 Vict. c. 25) was an act of Parliament which created industrial schools in Ireland to care for neglected, orphaned and abandoned children.[1]
To prevent proselytism or changes in the religion of a child committed, Catholic and Protestant children were sent to separate schools.[2]
- ^ Gillian Carol Gear (1999). "Industrial Schools in England, 1857-1933" (PDF). University of London Institute of Education. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ Chapter 2 History of industrial schools and reformatories www.childabusecommission.ie