Excavation of mass grave begins at a notorious home for unwed mothers in Ireland

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Excavation of mass grave begins at a notorious home for unwed mothers in Ireland

Monday 14th July 2025, 10:19PM

Ireland began excavating remains of up to 800 infants buried for decades in a septic tank behind a home for unwed mothers – one of the so-called "Magdalene Laundries."

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