The remains of nearly 800 babies and children are expected to be recovered from a septic tank known as “the pit” at a home run by Catholic nuns in Ireland.
The forensic excavation at Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home in Tuam, Galway, has been long awaited after a local historian uncovered the deaths of 798 children.
Bon Secours, which housed unmarried mothers and their children, was shut down in 1961 and demolished in 1971.
