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Connacht Tribune
By Denise McNamara – March 9, 2017
When Catherine Corless arrived at the Connacht Tribune three years ago armed with her files which included the names of the 798 babies and children who had died at St Mary’s in Tuam, she exuded a quiet determination.
She wanted a proper memorial for the offspring of the unmarried mothers whom she was convinced were consigned to an old septic tank on the site of the mother and baby home run by the Bons Secours Order.
Little did she think that her quest for information on those deaths would have sparked the outcry that has since erupted.
After the Connacht Tribune published the results of her research – which led eventually to national and international coverage months afterwards – she had a steady succession of people coming to her trying to trace their family members.
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