IRELAND
ABC News (Australia)
By Europe correspondent Philip Williams, wires
Updated Mon 9 Jun 2014
The Archbishop of Dublin has called for a full inquiry into the deaths of almost 800 children at a home for unmarried mothers and their children.
Death records suggest 796 children – from newborns to eight-year-olds – were dumped in a septic tank near a Catholic-run home for unmarried mothers, turning it into a mass grave.
The St Mary’s home at Tuam in County Galway, run by the Bon Secours Sisters, was one of several “mother and baby” homes in early 20th century Ireland.
The search has started for the bodies on the site, with ground sensor equipment used to look for the disused septic tank.
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