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It is believed 796 babies and young children were buried in a sewage system at the home
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Preparatory work has commenced at the site of the former mother and baby home in Tuam, County Galway, ahead of a full excavation.
The initial phase, expected to last approximately four weeks, precedes efforts to identify the remains of infants who died at the institution between 1925 and 1961.
