Digging has begun to uncover the remains of some 800 infants and young children buried in mass graves in Tuam, western Ireland. These children have been unidentified for at least 65 years, and it was ...

The small, run-down playground with its swings and football goalposts could be in any town. But it is in Tuam, in the west of Ireland, and its concrete and grass conceal evidence of the horrors ...

Crime scene experts and forensic archaeologists in Ireland will excavate and try to identify the remains of over 800 infants who died at a Catholic church-run home for unmarried mothers. An ...

Excavations have begun at a former church-run home in Tuam, Ireland, where 800 children may be buried. The home closed in 1961; a mass grave was found in a sewage system in 2014. Experts will study ...

A mass grave containing nearly 800 infants and young children is being excavated at a former mother and baby home in Ireland. The home was run by Catholic nuns and closed in 1961 after many children ...

National & International News Catholic nuns, missing babies, a mass grave — and a reckoning with Ireland's past By Lauren Frayer Published August 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM EDT Listen • 8:11 ...

To Ireland where today, excavations began at one of the country's most notorious mother and baby homes. These were homes for unwed mothers, also known as Magdalene Laundries, often run by the Catholic ...