Remains of Babies Found at Irish Home Run by Nuns

By Catherine Sanz
The Times
March 3, 2017

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/remains-of-babies-found-at-home-for-unmarried-mothers-run-by-nuns-tbwt5mqrm

Excavations at the former home in Tuam, Co Galway, found remains of children in underground chambers

A “significant” amount of infant human remains has been discovered in underground sewage chambers at a former home for unmarried mothers and their babies in Ireland.

A commission set up to investigate alleged abuse at religious-run mother and baby homes has been carrying out an excavation at the former institution in Tuam, Co Galway, which was managed by the Bon Secours Sisters, an order of Catholic nuns.

It said it was shocked by the discovery of “significant quantities of human remains” in at least 17 of 20 underground chambers being excavated in recent weeks.

The commission was set up two years ago by the Irish government to examine state-sanctioned and mostly religious-run institutions used to house pregnant mothers.

It was charged with investigating high mortality…