Irish report finds 'appalling' death rates in homes run for children born out of wedlock 12 Jan, 2021 08:50 PM 3 minutes to read Tuam Mother and Baby home survivor Theresa O'Sullivan poses for a photograph as a vigil is held at the Tuam Mother and Baby home mass burial site on August 25, 2019. Photo / Getty Tuam Mother and Baby home survivor Theresa O'Sullivan poses for a photograph as a vigil is held at the Tuam Mother and Baby home mass burial site on August 25, 2019. Photo / Getty Daily Telegraph UK By: Colin Freeman Ireland confronted one of the darkest chapters of its past yesterday with the publication of a report detailing how 9000 children died in state-run homes for youngsters born out of wedlock.