Catholic nuns, missing babies, a mass grave — and a reckoning with Ireland's past
- Posted on September 16, 2025
- By NPR
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Catholic nuns, missing babies, a mass grave — and a reckoning with Ireland's past

For decades, Irish nuns ran homes for unwed mothers. Beneath one of them, a ghastly discovery: 796 babies buried in a septic tank. Forensics experts are now unearthing Ireland's past.