IRELAND
Irish Independent
Ian Begley
March 13 2017
The husband of Catherine Corless said he never realised his wife was “on trial” as her work on the Tuam Mother and Baby Home was vindicated by the Commission of Investigation.
In 2015, the commission was established by the government to investigate former mother and baby homes across Ireland.
Mrs Corless carried out extensive research and she believes that 796 babies were buried at the site of the mother and baby home which was run by the Bons Secours order in Tuam, Co Galway.
Speaking on RTÉ’s Miriam O’Callaghan show, her husband Aidan Corless said: “When the word started appearing that Catherine was being vindicated, I thought ‘good Lord, I didn’t even realise Catherine was on trial’.
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