Children in two unmarked graves: Shame of what lies beneath

Children from the Bessborough Mother and Baby Home, some of whom died as late as 1990, are buried in unmarked graves in a Cork City cemetery.

Children in two unmarked graves: Shame of what lies beneath
Mon, 19 Feb, 2018 - 00:00
Conall Ó Fá;tharta

The discovery comes as the Mother and Baby Homes Commission has called for information relating to the burials of a “large number” of children who died at the home between 1922 and 1998.

An Irish Examiner investigation has uncovered three grave plots in St Finbarr’s cemetery in Cork City which contain the remains of at least 21 children.

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CourtsMother & Baby HomesPlace: BessboroughPlace: Cork CityPlace: St Finbarr’s CemeteryPlace: BritainPlace: CorkPlace: UKPlace: IrelandPerson: Bishop of CorkPerson: Cornelius LuceyPerson: Sister of the Sacred Heart of JesusPerson: MaryOrganisation: Mother and Baby HomeOrganisation: Mother and Baby Homes CommissionOrganisation: IrishOrganisation: St Anne’s Adoption SocietyOrganisation: St Finbarr’s HospitalOrganisation: Bessborough Mother and Baby HomeOrganisation: St Patrick’s OrphanageOrganisation: Mercy SistersOrganisation: c/oOrganisation: Sacred Heart Hospital,Organisation: Irish ExaminerOrganisation: TuslaOrganisation: HSEOrganisation: Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes
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