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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
Irish PM to apologize for massive abuse at mother and baby homes January 13, 2021
Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Micheál Martin is set to issue an apology to survivors.
DUBLIN After a long-awaited report laid bare the harm done by Ireland s homes for unmarried women and their babies, Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Micheál Martin is set to issue an apology to survivors.
The 3,000-page report found that 9,000 children died in 18 different mother and baby homes during the 20th century. Fifteen percent of all children born in the homes died, almost double the nationwide infant mortality rate.
Martin said the investigation laid bare “a deeply misogynistic culture” that meant thousands died prematurely or were faced with trauma for the rest of their lives.