The media ran with this story last week, even prompting Dublin’s Archbishop to initiate an investigation into the awful allegations. The amateur historian who brought the record to light has recently expressed dismay over the way the media exaggerated the facts, ignored the truth, and invented false accusations.
The Catechesis of Caroline: In a revealing article in the Irish Times published online 45 minutes ago, Catherine Corless, the amateur historian who uncovered the records of the 796 children who died at the Tuam children’s home, run by the Bon Secours sisters has expressed her dissatisfaction by the way the story has been covered by the media, in particular the claims that 800 bodies were ‘dumped’. ‘I never said that word’ – she states.
What has upset, confused and dismayed her in recent days is the speculative nature of much of the reporting around the story, particularly about what happened to the children after they died. “I never used that word ‘dumped’,” she says again, with distress. “I just wanted those children to be remembered and for their names to go up on a plaque. That was why I did this project, and now it has taken [on] a life of its own. Read full article here.
