Bessborough: Mystery remains around the missing 859 babies and infants

A memorial plaque for Baby Philip Martin  in the burial grounds of deceased nuns at Bessborough, Cork, beside the folly which is adjacent to lands that are subject to a planning application by MWB Two Limited. Photo: Larry Cummins

The Cork Survivors and Supporters Alliance want a comprehensive forensic archaeological investigation of the site of the former mother and baby home in Cork City to establish once and for all whether remains are buried there, writes Eoin English

As the Commission of Investigation winds down, a key question remains unanswered about one of its most shocking findings - where are the bodies of 859 infants who died while associated with the notorious Bessborough House buried?