'Hopefully, they find as many of the missing children as possible'

Forget-me-not flowers growing at the site of the Tuam Mother and Babies Home. Picture: Andy Newman

Archaeologist Toni Maguire instantly knew she was walking on dozens of graves when she first inspected the grounds of the former Tuam mother and baby home 11 years ago. 

Having spent decades studying the landscape around former workhouses and mother and baby homes, she knew she was dealing with an extraordinary case.