Woman Said 800 Babies Were Likely Buried Under a Building — and Excavators Just Made a Horrifying Discovery
Catherine Corless spent years documenting 796 children who died at the Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home in Tuam, Ireland. This week, officials confirmed they have begun recovering infant remains from the site after finding what they described as “significant quantities” in a former sewage structure.
Nearly 800 children died at a church-run home for unmarried mothers in Tuam, Ireland — and forensic teams are now recovering some of their remains from what was once a sewage system, officials said in an update this week.