IRELAND
Irish Independent
Ralph Riegel
Published 07/06/2014
A MAN born in one of the most notorious mother-and-baby homes has called for a major audit of its cemetery to establish whether it too hides a mass grave.
John Barrett said: “I have been saying for years that we need answers about what exactly happened at places like Bessborough.
“There were always rumours about burials and the (Bessborough) graveyard. There could well be thousands of babies buried there. This was the largest mothers-and-baby home in Ireland so who knows?
“I think we now need to find out whether these were just rumours, or whether just like Tuam in Galway, there was some- thing tragic going on.”
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