Catherine Corless
Catherine Corless is an amateur historian whose relentless research into the Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home in Tuam unveiled a dark chapter in Ireland's history, leading to national recognition of the abuses suffered by mothers and children in such institutions.
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United Kingdom:
Catherine Corless is an amateur local historian who campaigned to expose the abuse and neglect at the mother and baby institution in Tuam.
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Ireland:
Catherine Corless is a Galway historian who uncovered the deaths of almost 800 children at the Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home in Tuam.
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Ireland:
Catherine Corless conducted a meticulous investigation into the former St Mary’s mother-and-baby home.
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Ireland:
Catherine Corless talks about the surreal experience of having Liam Neeson arrive in her home for tea.
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Ireland:
Catherine Corless is a fearless champion of the voiceless who uncovered the grim reality of unmarked graves for children in Tuam.
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Ireland:
Catherine Corless uncovered startling irregularities in the records of the local Bon Secours home for unmarried mothers.
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Canada:
Catherine Corless's research led to the discovery that many children died at St. Mary’s and were buried in unmarked graves.
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Slovenia:
Catherine Corless uncovered evidence that hundreds of children were buried at the site.
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United Kingdom:
Catherine Corless discovered there were 796 death certificates for children and babies who died there, but no burial records.
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Ireland:
Catherine Corless revealed that 796 children died at the institution in Tuam, highlighting the lack of burial records.
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