The location of an unmarked burial ground at the former Tuam mother and baby home has been confirmed.
The team excavating the site has recovered more human remains.
The office overseeing the excavation at the County Galway site has issued an update covering the period from October 30th to November 28th.
During that time, excavations, under the cover of a tent, have revealed evidence of additional graves of child or infant size.
This area corresponds to part of the area labelled as “burial ground” in historical documents referenced by the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation in 2019.
Four, coffined sets of human remains have been recovered from the area – initial assessements indicate they, and seven sets of remains previously found, belong to infants.
The excavation team also continues to retrieve large amounts of animal bone, consistent with the domestic functions of the site during the workhouse, military and institution phases, ranging from 1841 to 1961.
The full forensic excavation of the site, involving Irish and international experts, which began in July, is set to take two years to complete.
Daniel MacSweeney, Director of Authorised Intervention Tuam has been giving more details to Midwest Radio’s Michael D. McAndrew.
