The home, which was run by an order of Catholic nuns and closed in 1961, was one of many such institutions that housed tens of thousands of orphans and unmarried pregnant women who were forced to give up their children throughout much of the 20th century.

In 2014, historian Catherine Corless tracked down death certificates for nearly 800 children who died at the home in Tuam between the 1920s and 1961 — but could only find a burial record for one child.

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    15 hours ago

    You don’t need a grief theme park full of buried corpses. You can grieve anywhere.

    Believe me, I’ve done it too many times to mention, both for family and friends.

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      15 hours ago

      It’s good that this works for you. I’m sorry to here that you had too.

      Other people wish to have a dedicated space to grieve their loved ones.

      I am (honestly) interested to hear your other arguments against graveyards.