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In Tuam Co. Galway there is a small plot of ground that is the last resting place of almost 800 children.

Catherine Corless, a local historian and genealogist, was researching a home for unmarried mothers, run by the Bon Secours order, from the 1920s until the 1960s; when she discovered death records for 796 children, ranging from infants to children up to the age of nine. They were born to mothers from Galway, Mayo and possibly Roscommon.

She could find no record of their burial in graveyards in the county, or in areas where the mothers had been from and has concluded they are buried in this small plot that has been tended by a local couple for many years.

I am inserting two links to media coverage of the story;  LINK 1 and LINK 2

You will see that there are contact details in the articles if you require further information
as Catherine has compiled a full list of the names and is campaigning to erect a plaque in their memory.

Quote from: Delders77 on Tuesday 12 November 19 09:57 GMT (UK)

Hi

Pleased to meet you! Thank you for your reply. I’ve only just started getting back to researching my family tree. I actually got stuck trying to find Bridget and Peters parents in Ireland. If you like we could share what information we already have about our trees?


Kind regards

I would be happy to do so, as this is fairly new to me I'm just a little concerned my info may not be that accurate, my nan assures me its accurate though that does give me some confidence.

It's my nans route that I'm heading down at the moment.

The only parent I have is for peter birmingham born in 1842, I believe his father was a gentleman with the name Bartew Bermingham there is some confusion with the spelling but my nan tells me that the spelling did differ.

Where is it that you fit in with peter and bridget?

Thanks