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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Amy-Clare Martin

Excavation to begin at Irish mother and baby home where 796 infants were buried in septic tank

The bodies of hundreds of infants who died in an Irish mother and baby home are to be recovered from a septic tank where they have lain hidden in an unmarked grave for decades.

As excavation work starts at the mass grave, which is thought to contain the bodies of 796 babies, it is hoped it will be possible to identify some of the remains before they are given a proper burial,

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