‘Just a jumble of bones.’ How a baby grave discovery has grown to haunt Ireland
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Historian Catherine Corless poses for a photo at Tuam cemetery, Ireland, in Tuam, Ireland, July 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)A replica built by Catherine Corless, who discovered that nearly 800 children died at a mother and baby home in Tuam, Ireland, is seen at her home near Tuam, Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Melley)Catherine Corless, who revealed that remains of nearly 800 dead infants from a mother and baby home in Tuam, Ireland, were unaccounted for and likely buried in a mass grave, points on a map at her home outside Tuam on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Melley)Campaigner Anna Corrigan wipes away tears from her eyes while visiting the Excavation site in Tuam, Ireland, Monday July 7, 2025 as workers have begun moving into the site ahead of the excavation at St Mary's home for unmarried mothers and their children which which was run by the Bon Secours Sisters, the Catholic nuns based in Tuam. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)Patrick McDonagh, who grew up in the neighborhood built atop the former mother and baby home in Tuam, Ireland, sits outside his family's home on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Melley)Daniel MacSweeney Director of Authorised Intervention speaks to members of the media in Tuam, Ireland, Monday July 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)Campaigner Anna Corrigan visits the Excavation site in Tuam, Ireland, Monday July 7, 2025 as workers have begun moving into the site ahead of the excavation at St Mary's home for unmarried mothers and their children which which was run by the Bon Secours Sisters, the Catholic nuns based in Tuam. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)Historian Catherine Corless visits the excavation site of St Mary's home for unmarried mothers and their children, in Tuam, Ireland, July 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
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Historian Catherine Corless poses for a photo at Tuam cemetery, Ireland, in Tuam, Ireland, July 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
