Bethany Home memorial unveiled

The lives of 222 children whose deaths at a Protestant mother and baby home were hidden for decades have been recognised with a special memorial.

A headstone carrying the names of babies from the Bethany Mother and Child Home who were buried in unmarked graves in Mount Jerome Cemetery, Harold’s Cross, Dublin, has been unveiled at a new plot.

Details of all the children who died at the home have also been posted on the campaign group’s Facebook page in the hope relatives may identify a lost child.