lady-threewhiteleopards: dulachodladh:So this has been the news of Ireland for the past day. 796 r
lady-threewhiteleopards: dulachodladh: So this has been the news of Ireland for the past day. 796 remains of children where discarded and hidden away by the Bon Secours nuns in a septic tank on the grounds of an old “mother and babies” home in Tuam Co. Galway from sometime in the 1920s until the 1960s. These homes were common in Ireland to where unmarried mothers were sent to because they’ve brought shame on their family in the eyes of their religion. I’d appreciate it if this was spread around on tumblr because many people don’t realise that this was what happened in this country. The General reaction from Irish folk was dismay and disgust and most importantly many were “not surprised” when this report’s findings were released. And The Catholic Church still has a stronghold on the country today. And in unsurprising news the Irish pro-life groups and infamous spokespeople have been silent so far in condemning the actions and atrocities of the Catholic Church. It’s also important to note that this mass grave is one of likely dozen around the country at different Mother and Baby Homes. Obviously, I can’t source this claim, because investigations into this just… haven’t yet happened on a state level, as explained above. But this is within living memory, everyone know the death rates in these homes were appalling. (Tuam’s was something like 50% higher than the national child mortality rate, iirc.) Local people do know where graves are, but without local historians like Catherine Corless and Catherine Carr, there’s nothing ordinary people can even do but protest. -- source link