Graveyard containing remains of Bessborough babies could become a commemorative site

A memorial at Bessborough in Cork. Picture: Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision

An historic famine graveyard where Bessborough babies are also buried could become a national visitor destination and a sacred reflective space if the right development approach is adopted, a former Lord Mayor of Cork has said.

Independent Cllr Mick Finn made his comments in support of calls from Green Party Cllr Dan Boyle for Cork City Council to consider the “proper and effective naming” of those who died while in the care of mother and baby homes or in Magdalene laundries in Cork city and who are buried at the All Saint’s Cemetery at Carr's Hill, and at other cemeteries in the city.