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| The remains of seven infants were found in a drain near a women's shelter in Ireland | ||
| 2025-11-09 | ||
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] The remains of seven children were discovered during excavations at an abandoned mother and baby home in Ireland. This was reported on November 8 by People magazine, citing the Office of the Commissioner of Inquiry in the city of Tuam. The remains were recovered from an underground chamber that was formerly part of the orphanage's sewer system. Experts are conducting an examination to determine the infants' ages and dates of death. The former Bon Secours orphanage operated from 1925 to 1961. Personal items were also found at the excavation site—a jar of meat extract and a straight razor. Local historian Katherine Corless was the first to draw attention to the scale of child deaths at this orphanage. She found 796 records of infants who died there during the institution's operation,
"When I started, no one wanted to listen. I was accused of 'ruining the city's reputation.' But now, finally, we're righting that wrong. I'm simply asking: get these children out of the sewers and give them a Christian burial—the way they deserve," the publication quotes Corless as saying. In 2017, the first test excavations began at the orphanage site. Forensic experts confirmed the presence of "a significant number of child remains" in the building's former sewer shafts. DNA testing revealed that the ages of the deceased ranged from 35 weeks to 3 years.
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