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Graves of 84 children still missing at former Glenamaddy institution

Aug 4, 2025 08:15
By Shannonside News
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Graves of 84 children still missing at former Glenamaddy institution

It comes in the wake of the exhumation at the Tuam Mother and baby home, where it's thought 796 babies and infant's remains are located.

The graves of over 80 children who died in Glenamaddy, an institute that predated the Tuam Mother and baby home, have yet to be found.

It comes in the wake of the exhumation at the Tuam Mother and baby home, where it's thought 796 babies and infant's remains are located.

No burial records have been found for the babies and infants who passed away in the Glenamaddy home between 1921 and 1925 in Co. Galway.

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Galway County Council and Tusla have admitted they have no records of the deaths.

Journalist with the Irish Examiner Alison O'Reilly says 84 children's deaths were uncovered at the Glenamaddy home.

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