A mass grave containing nearly 800 infants and young children is being excavated at a former mother and baby home in Ireland.

In the 1970s, two boys in Ireland discovered a pile of bones at a former mother and baby home. The mass grave, which could ...

That nightmare, buried in what was once a septic tank, would later be revealed as one of Ireland’s darkest secrets.

Prime Minister Micheál Martin issues a state apology. 2022 — Ireland passes the Institutional Burials Act, giving legal authority to excavate, recover, and identify remains from sites such as Tuam.

Catherine Corless, who discovered that nearly 800 children died at a mother and baby home in Tuam, Ireland, is seen with a ...

Here is a timeline of developments related to Ireland’s network of mother and baby homes. 1846 — The Tuam workhouse opens on six acres to house 800 “inmates” who were destitute.