Forensic specialists excavating the site of the Tuam babies mass burial in Galway have uncovered a further 22 sets of human remains, bringing the total number of remains discovered at the site to date, to 33. Radiocarbon dating tests have also confirmed the human remains discovered to date are from the premodern era (before 1955). The excavation site at the former Mother and Baby Institution in Tuam. In 2016, test excavations at the site revealed there were a significant quantity of human comingled remains of infants. A partial replica of the subsurface multi-chambered tank in which infant remains were identified at the Tuam Mother and Baby Home site in 2016/2017.

Source: Irish Examiner February 06, 2026 21:33 UTC