Industrial school (Ireland)

Industrial schools (Irish: Scoileanna Saothair, IPA: [ˈsˠkɛlʲən̪ˠə ˈsˠiːhəɾʲ]) were operated in Ireland from 1868 to 1995 to care for orphans, neglected children, abandoned children, children convicted of criminal offences and children from impoverished families. Most were run by Catholic orders and funded by both the local government and the central Irish government.