Industrial Schools Act 1868
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Industrial Schools Act 1868 was an Act of Parliament which created Industrial schools in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

to care for neglected, orphaned and abandoned children.

To prevent proselytisation, safeguards to prevent any change in the religion of a child committed. Catholic and Protestant children had to be committed to separate schools.
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