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Organisation: Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary

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<p>There is a well-known angel’s plot in the centre of the grounds in Roscrea, However, a ground penetrating radar scan in 2019 found just 42 babies graves in coffins.</p>

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Sean Ross Abbey mother and baby home to be scanned for children's remains
It comes after the Minister for Children Roderic O’Gorman announced the recent appointment of Daniel MacSweeney as director of the proposed excavation of the Tuam burial site
<p>The Government cannot compel the orders to make any payment, but it is requesting orders to help pay for some of the cost of the €800m redress scheme. File picture: Laura Hutton/RollingNews.ie</p>

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Still no deal on congregations' contribution to mother and baby home redress
<p>The 'Little Angels' memorial plot in the grounds of Bessborough in Cork. Around 56,000 unmarried mothers passed through, and 57,000 children were born, in the mother and baby homes under investigation by the Commission. Photo: Laura Hutton/RollingNews.ie</p>

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Mother and Baby Homes: State and society turned blind eye to thousands of deaths
Government urged to release names of Bessborough children

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Government urged to release names of Bessborough children
The truth of the Mother and Baby Homes lies buried with the bodies

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The truth of the Mother and Baby Homes lies buried with the bodies
In the North, they abandon peace; in the South, we abandon babies

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In the North, they abandon peace; in the South, we abandon babies
Mother and baby homes: Report is a study in amnesia
Mother and baby homes: Report is a study in amnesia

There is much talk now of the moral compass, which is simply a novel description of whatever it is in our hearts and minds that enables us to distinguish right from wrong, and act accordingly.

Thu, 18 Apr, 2019

Burial place of over 800 children who died in Bessborough unknown;  Read commission's findings on Mother and Baby homes
Burial place of over 800 children who died in Bessborough unknown; Read commission's findings on Mother and Baby homes

The burial place of well over 800 children who died in the care of Bessborough Mother and Baby Home is unknown - despite "very extensive inquiries and searches".

Wed, 17 Apr, 2019

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