Ireland to apologize for abuses in unwed mothers' homes
The IndependentSign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Irish government is poised to make a formal apology for abuses in church-run homes for unmarried women and their babies where thousands of infants died and were sometimes buried in mass graves. The Sunday Independent newspaper which disclosed leaked details of the report, said it found that 9,000 children died in 18 different homes during the 20th century. Church-run homes in Ireland housed orphans, unmarried pregnant women and their babies for most of the 20th century. The institutions have been subject to intense public scrutiny since historian Catherine Corless in 2014 tracked down death certificates for nearly 800 children who died at the former Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home in Tuam, County Galway — but could only find a burial record for one child.
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