Priest criticises Tuam excavation describing nuns who ran mother and baby home as 'outstanding'

Fr Brendan Kilcoyne said the excavation of the former mother and baby home would take two years, during which time a 'black mass' would take place in Tuam, peddling 'black propaganda' about the history of the home. Picture: The Brendan Option/YouTube

A priest and former diocesan secretary of Tuam has criticised the excavation of remains underway at the former mother and baby home in the town, describing the nuns who ran the institution as “outstanding”.

Excavation works began last month with the aim of recovering and forensically analysing the remains of nearly 800 infants buried at the site, many of whom are believed to have been interred in a disused septic tank.