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Bessborough Land Must Not Be Developed | Cork News
Survivors and campaigners are demanding the government buy the land at the former Bessborough mother and baby home before it’s turned into apartments, calling the planning decision a grave injustice. Over 900 children died there between 1922 and 1998, with burial records for only 64 — meaning countless others may lie buried beneath the site. Heartbroken survivors, historians, and actors argue Ireland has enough empty homes to spare, and that building over sacred ground where so many suffered is unconscionable. They’re pushing for a compulsory purchase order to transform the site into a…
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