Mass grave packed with bodies of young children uncovered at ex-Catholic
orphanage
[Mass grave packed with bodies of young children uncovered at ex-Catholic
orphanage in Ireland: Questions after 800 kids' death certificates found | CNN]
An investigation was opened following public outcry when a local historian said
in 2014 that she believed the bodies of 800 children could be buried on the site
of the former St. Mary's Mother and Baby Home in Tuam, County Galway.
The remains were found in the chambers of an underground structure next to a
septic tank which could have been used for sewage storage or treatment, the
Commission on Mother and Baby Homes said in a statement Friday.
"The Commission is shocked by this discovery and is continuing its investigation
into who was responsible for the disposal of human remains in this way," the
statement said.
The institution, which operated from 1925 to 1961, was run by the Sisters of Bon
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