IRELAND
Irish Times
Elaine Edwards
Human remains of a significant number of babies and infants up to three years of age have been found on the site of the former mother and baby home in Tuam, Co Galway, it has been confirmed.
This follows work by the Commission on Mother and Baby Homes which carried out planned excavations there.
Local research records 796 infants and children recorded as having died in the Tuam home between 1925 and 1961, but there is not as yet any indication of exactly how many bodies have been discovered at the site.
In a statement on Friday, the commission said it was “shocked” by the discovery of remains in an underground chamber and was continuing its investigations.
“The stratigraphic survey which was conducted in October 2015 identified a particular area of interest and identified a number of sub surface anomalies that were considered worthy of further investigation,” the commission said.
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