OSi says Bessborough maps could indicate children were buried away from apartment site 

The  Ordnance Survey Ireland says it can’t be more specific about the precise location of the burial site at the Bessborough estate and that a definitive view can only be determined by information beyond its available records.
OSi says Bessborough maps could indicate children were buried away from apartment site 

The graveyard at the former Bessborough House Mother and Baby home. The  Ordnance Survey Ireland said there is an  “alternative interpretation” of historic maps of the estate which could suggest that children were buried away from a site earmarked for apartments.  Picture: Laura Hutton/RollingNews.ie

The national mapping agency says there is an “alternative interpretation” of historic maps of the former Bessborough mother and baby home estate in Cork which could suggest that children were buried away from a site earmarked for apartments.

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