More than two-thirds of babies died in Cork mother and baby home

A new report out today reveals the extent of infant death rates at one of Ireland's infamous mother and baby homes.

More than two-thirds of babies died in Cork mother and baby home

A new report out today reveals the extent of infant death rates at one of Ireland's infamous mother and baby homes.

The Irish Examiner claims that 68% of all children at the Bessborough home in Cork city died in the year 1943.

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