Preliminary works for the forensic excavation at the site of a disused sewage tank, believed to contain the remains of 796 children, are nearing completion. Groundbreaking is scheduled to begin next Monday, with the entire process expected to last around two years. Ms. Corrigan, whose brothers are among the deceased, expressed hope for closure and emphasized that this project is a starting point. In her letter read during her visit, she highlighted the denial of rights and dignity to the lost children and their mothers.
We never thought this day would come. I see this day as a small light at the end of a big tunnel. There are 9,000 children lost in homes in Ireland and that's only the ones that were examined. So Tuam is the tip of the iceberg, and we do hope that every child's voice is heard, because I think they've been crying for a long time.
These children were denied every human right in their lifetime, as were their mothers. They were denied dignity in life, and they were denied dignity and respect in death.
If they find that they are there, it's the answer, it's the truth. I can go to my mother's grave, and I can tell 'predeceased by her sons John and William'. That is the closure, that is the answer, and that is the truth we're looking for.
The overarching aim of the operation is to restore dignity to the children that were lost by appropriately burying them.
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