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flag Mass grave of nearly 800 children found at former Irish convent, exposing severe neglect.

flag A mass grave with nearly 800 infant and young child remains has been found at a former Irish mother and baby home run by nuns, which closed in 1961. flag High mortality rates shocked investigators, with some years seeing over 40% of children dying. flag Historian Catherine Corless's research revealed the neglect, prompting a national investigation. flag The excavation, expected to take two years, highlights a dark period when unmarried mothers and their children faced severe mistreatment. flag The Catholic Church and Ireland now face their history of separating and neglecting these families.

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