The truth of the Mother and Baby Homes lies buried with the bodies

When I read that skeletal remains, indicating an infant “on its left side”, lie in a structure that was probably designed for sewage, in the former grounds of the Mother and Baby home in Tuam, I feel sick.

The truth of the Mother and Baby Homes lies buried with the bodies
Thu, 25 Apr, 2019 - 01:00
Victoria White

When I read that skeletal remains, indicating an infant “on its left side”, lie in a structure that was probably designed for sewage, in the former grounds of the Mother and Baby home in Tuam, I feel sick.

This little mite is possibly in the company of hundreds of other, similar skeletons.

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