Its some sort of physical connection. The physical connection. It might not have a whole garter kiss, but at least youve got something to talk to in the halls somewhere else. These are the survivors of a scandal that is still rocking ireland born and catholic institutions and still trying to discover their identity and trace their birth parents the the seemingly tranquil town of tomb and western ireland. A place that and a car again, just cant seem to forget. This was once the site of a mother in baby home run by catholic nuns, up to 1961. And married women were sent here to give birth. The remains of 796 infants lie here. This is the, the list of the children who died in the home. Here, john does mantell and he died 15 months. John, her older brother was born and apparently died here. And then there is william. What happened to and his brothers there was no official grave for decades, the nuns didnt just hush off the high rate of Child Mortality in the home. They also humiliated and n
Hundreds of bodies were buried under a playground at a home for unwed mothers, many in a disused sewage system. Almost six years after Ireland acknowledged the grim discovery, a resolution is finally near.
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This week marked the release of the investigative report into Ireland s Mother and Baby Homes.
The report, revealed on Tuesday, detailed the lives of the women and children who lived in 18 homes from 1922 to 1998, the abandonment they experienced after becoming pregnant outside of marriage, the isolation they were subjected to through no fault of their own.
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In his apology on behalf of the State today, Taoiseach Micheál Martin spoke of the atrocities experienced by those living in these homes. He read direct quotes from survivors included in the report. He placed blame on the government, and a State that was so enamoured by the cruel teachings of the Catholic church that they did nothing.