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RTE News
The scale of the task facing the forthcoming Commission of Investigation into mother-and-baby homes is apparent when the issue of infant burial is considered.
A review of interment records for Tuam between 1922 and 1943 provides little evidence that deceased infants from the town’s home were buried in the local cemetery.
The Commission of Investigation into mother-and-baby homes will examine all aspects of the institutions, which operated for much of the last century.
High mortality rates, adoptions and questions relating to clinical trials will all be examined.
The issue of burial practices is also key to the inquiry, but it may be difficult to achieve definitive answers in this regard.
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