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What happened at the Tuam mother and baby home – and why is the site now only being excavated?
An estimated 796 babies and children are believed to have been buried at the site of the St Mary's home in Tuam, County Galway, between 1925 and 1961. Exhumation of the bodies has finally begun.
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The former building at Tuam – now demolished. Pic: PA
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The site in Tuam now
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Local historian Catherine Corless, whose research exposed the story, at the suspected mass grave site
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A memorial left at the site of the former mother and baby house.
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The site of the former mother and baby institution in Tuam, Co Galway. Pic: PA
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Excavation workers on site of the excavation at St Mary's home.
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