Irish inquiry: Families mistreated unmarried mothers
About 56,000 unmarried mothers and 57,000 children were in the homes investigated by the commission
Updated: January 15, 2021 03:46 AM GMT
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A shrine in Tuam, County Galway, erected in memory of up to 800 children who were allegedly buried at the site of the former home for unmarried mothers run by nuns. (Photo: AFP)
An Irish government commission that spent five years investigating the treatment of unmarried mothers in state-funded church-run homes in Ireland said the blame for their harsh treatment rests primarily with their families, but that both the church and state condoned this.
The report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters was published Jan. 12 and reviewed 18 institutions from 1922 to 1998. It found that Ireland was a cold harsh environment for many, probably the majority, of its residents during the earlier half of the period under remit. The report
The Catholic Archbishop of Tuam has apologised unreservedly for the way in which the Church "labelled, judged, stigmatised and ostracised" women and children in the past.
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