An excavation is due to start on Monday at St Mary's, the Bon Secours mother and baby home in Tuam, Galway, where it is believed some 796 infant children may have been secretly buried in an old septic tank.
For the background to the shocking story visit https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpwqnwrkd1go?fbclid=IwY2xjawLgY11leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHj5xSybsXSgLGHATbCS_w5mXypHF1alDRD2Y6qfQ-EicIQO5gDy8vBysjv0y_aem_NFWjZq0E6trj8EOljzSfqA.
* My latest book, Researching Ancestral Crisis in Ireland, covers mother and baby homes, as well as other institutions where many young unmarried mothers were required to give birth to their children before giving them up for adoption. Details on where to buy the book are available below.
Chris
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