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Tuam Home Reveals 22 More Infant Remains | Cork News
Twenty-two more infant remains have been unearthed at Tuam’s former St Mary’s mother and baby home, bringing the total to ninety-nine since excavations began last July—each burial a heartbreaking mystery from 1925 to 1961. Found beneath gravel and vehicle traffic with no markers, these coffined infants are now being painstakingly recovered by hand, as teams collect DNA samples to identify them. The discovery in an unexpected zone validates the decision to prioritize this area over the memorial garden, despite the site’s dense urban setting and treacherous underground chambers—some over three…
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