‘Good step forward’ as bishop to meet Sean Ross Abbey campaigners

A statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary in a grotto at Sean Ross Abbey in Roscrea, Co Tipperary, which was a mother and baby home operated by the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary from 1930 to 1970. Picture: PA

The Bishop of Killaloe has agreed to meet survivors of Sean Ross Abbey following their calls for further investigations at the ‘angel’s plot’ at the former mother and baby home, the Irish Examiner has learned.

The Catholic Press Office said Bishop Fintan Monahan is willing to meet campaigners and survivors about the burial ground for babies and children.