At a catholic home for unmarried mothers in Ireland, a grave has been discovered that had the remains of very young children in there. These remains were found in a sewer that isn't in use during excavations at the Bon Secours Mother and Baby home in Tuam, Galway. The enquiry to dig up the ground was granted after the local historian, Catherine Coreless, said there was evidence of an unmarked graveyard at the home.
And analysis of the remains showed that the aged of the remains ranged from 35 fetal weeks to around 3 years old. These body's are thought to have been buried in the 1950's. It was also said that "significant quantities of human remains have been discovered in at least 17 of the 20 underground chambers which were examined earlier this year."
Records have shown that up to 800 children died at the home between 1925 and 1961 but there was a burial record for only one child. There had also been reports in the 1970's that local boys playing football had seen a pile of bones in a hidden underground chamber there.
Cordless said "everything pointed to this area as being a mass grave". She also found records stating that's the sewage systems were used until 1937, when the home was connected to a water supply.
This story is very shocking and heartbreaking to hear. This represents issues of single mothers who can't take care of their children by themselves, it also represents issues of age as only young children were killed.
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