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Works begin in Ireland to exhume remains of hundreds of babies found at unwed mothers’ home
Officials in Ireland are starting work to excavate the site of a former church-run home for unmarried women and their babies ...
Unpacking claims 796 children were buried in a 'mother-and-baby home' septic tank in Ireland
An amateur historian posited children had been buried in "a sewage tank." A government commission investigated her claims.
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Woman who found infant remains in Ireland speaks out
Catherine Corless, the historian who found the gravesite of nearly 800 babies and children beneath an Irish home for unwed ...
Ireland: Remains of 800 infants expected to be found in former home for unmarried mothers
The remains of nearly 800 infants and young children are expected to be found in a former church-run home for unmarried women ...
About 796 dead babies expected to be found hidden in septic tank at unwed mothers’ home run by nuns in Tuam, Ireland
Excavation has begun on a septic tank at a site in Ireland that authorities believe contains the remains of nearly 800 dead ...
How Tuam, synonymous with a dark side of Irish history, can finally ‘do the right thing’
In recent years, the name of Tuam has become synonymous with an Ireland of the past - a place which treated children born outside of marriage, and the women who gave birth to them, as problems that ...
Ireland mother-and-baby-home scandal: Tuam excavation to start soon, uncovers dark history of children’s burial
A 2021 report found 9000 children died in Ireland's mother-and-baby homes.
Historian who found Ireland's mass grave of babies was scorned in hometown
Catherine Corless, the historian who found the gravesite of nearly 800 babies and children beneath an Irish home for unwed ...
Catherine Corless: ‘I was told more often than not that I was giving Tuam a bad name’
Preparatory work will begin on Monday at the site of the former mother and baby institution in Tuam, Co Galway, in advance of ...