TUAM, Ireland — Anna Corrigan thought she was an only child. It wasn't until she was in her 50s, researching her family tree, that she discovered a family secret: Corrigan found documents showing her ...

Built during the 19th century, the Kylemore Abbey was originally meant to serve as a home – and it did, for many years. It ...

Only one stone wall remains of the old mother and baby home in this town, but it has cast a shadow over all of Ireland. A mass grave that could hold up to nearly 800 infants and young children — some ...

A second baby graveyard has been found at the site of a maternity home for unwed mothers run by Catholic nuns in Ireland, where the remains of almost 800 infants are feared to be buried. “Consistent ...

Ireland was relatively poor through most of the 20th century, and conditions in the mother and baby homes were meager. Food, sanitation and medical care were often inadequate, and nuns did not ...