Claire Keegan

Because it ruined things for men as well as women, you know, in the classroom, in their sex lives, the sensualities of life.

I can't think of any area of life where men also didn't suffer from the loss of experiences they could have had.

Mm.

Had they grown up respectful towards women and girls?

Yeah.

The world isn't like girls.

Yes, I think so too.

I think things are much better.

I certainly have a completely different life to the life my mother had.

It's wonderful.

No, no, not at all.

None.

And I didn't receive any for small things like these either, because, you know, that was set in New Ross, which is here in Wexford.

And it was, you know, it was a Magdalene laundry in the town.

So I did expect to get some criticism from the people of New Ross about representing the town that way, but I got none at all.

Because there was a Magdalene Laundry there and it's documented.

I receive lots of responses, really several responses almost on a daily basis from readers.

And I haven't had anything negative at all.

Great.

I think the women, I do, I know this shouldn't be funny, but I do sometimes meet women and after readings they come over to get a book signed and they say, you know, I was married to a kaho or I escaped a kaho.