Posted 03-08-08 at 10:42 AM by ali4uk
Updated 03-08-08 at 11:07 AM by ali4uk
In the late 19th and early 20th century Dublin’s Monto district was awash with brothels and reputedly the largest red light district in Europe, but the 1920s saw the decline of Monto, as the Legion of Mary led by Frank Duff successfully crusaded to close down the brothels of Monto and bring religion to the area. The oldest profession in the world continued to exist in the form of individual women selling their bodies on the streets in cities, but it was a long time before organised prostitution...
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