HistoryfromIrish Independent22 hours agoInfant remains recovered during Tuam mother and baby home excavationSeven of nine recovered skeletal remains are initially assessed as infants; radiocarbon and other analyses will take at least three months to determine their era of origin.
MiscellaneousfromIrish Independent3 months agoChurch will hand over records as excavation in Tuam continuesParish will fully cooperate and provide requested records regarding the former mother and baby home to investigators.
MiscellaneousfromIrish Independent3 months agoMajor excavation of unmarked grave of babies and young children under wayExcavation at St Mary's aims to identify remains of infants who died between 1925 and 1961.
fromwww.theguardian.com4 months agoPreparatory work to identify remains of 800 infants at Irish mother and baby home begins"There are so many babies, children just discarded here," Corless told Agence France-Presse.UK news
UK newsfromIrish Independent4 months agoHistorian Catherine Corless speaks of both 'relief' and 'regret' with excavation at Tuam mother and baby home site set to beginExcavation to identify remains of infants begins on June 16 after initial works are completed.