The excavation of the Tuam babies began in July 2025. (The term Tuam babies refers to the hundreds of infants and children whose remains are believed to be buried in unconsecrated ground near a septic tank at the former St. Mary’s Mother and Baby Home in Tuam, Ireland.) The process was expected to take at least two years. As of July 2026 the excavation teams had found the remains of 99 children. More than 800 children died at the home during its operation between 1925 and 1961, representing about one-quarter of the children who had lived there.
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