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flag Seven infant remains found in Tuam, Ireland, during a 2025 dig linked to a 1925–1961 burial site.

flag Infant remains have been found during an excavation at the former St Mary’s mother and baby home in Tuam, Ireland, with seven sets of infant skeletal remains recovered near underground structures. flag The dig, ongoing since July 2025, aims to identify children who died between 1925 and 1961. flag A separate discovery of seven human remains from the Workhouse era (1841–1918) was made in a former workhouse yard. flag Radiocarbon dating and forensic analysis, expected to take at least three months, will determine origins. flag The Office of the Director of Authorised Intervention Tuam is advancing a DNA identification program and will contact individuals who have expressed interest in contributing samples. flag The site gained national attention in 2014 when historian Catherine Corless reported that 796 children may have been buried in a sewage system. flag In 2021, both the Irish government and the Bon Secours Sisters issued formal apologies for the treatment of women and children in such institutions.

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