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Work begins to exhume, identify 796 babies in hidden septic tank at home for unwed mothers

TUAM, Ireland (CNN/CNN Newsource/WKRC) — Crews have begun work to exhume and identify nearly 800 babies that are believed to be inside a hidden septic tank. In a small town in the west of Ireland, a ...
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Recovery efforts begin to recover nearly 800 babies believed to be buried in septic tank

(CNN) – Babies discarded in a septic tank by Catholic priests and nuns 80 years ago will finally receive a dignified burial. Hundreds of children are believed to be buried in a mass grave. Between the ...
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Catholic nuns, missing babies, a mass grave — and a reckoning with Ireland's past

TUAM, Ireland — Anna Corrigan thought she was an only child. It wasn't until she was in her 50s, researching her family tree, that she discovered a family secret: Corrigan found documents showing her ...
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Priest praises 'outstanding' nuns who ran Tuam mother and baby home and claims: 'We'll have a black Mass'

A priest and former diocesan secretary of Tuam has criticised the excavation of remains underway at the former mother and baby home in the town, describing the nuns who ran the institution as ...