IRELAND
Irish Mirror
BY TREVOR QUINN
3 MAR 2017
The discovery of a ‘significant quantities’ of human remains has been described as “sad and disturbing” by Children’s Minister Katherine Zappone today.
The horrific find, in a structure next to a septic tank, happened after a test excavation of the site by the Mother and Baby Homes Commission in Tuam, Co Galway during recent months.
The test excavation came after a ground survey in October 2015 identified a number of ‘sub surface anomalies and a further investigation was recommended.
Some of the skeletal remains are now being analysed and it’s estimated their age of death ranges from 35 foetal weeks to 2 to 3 years and date back to the 1950’s.
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