Application to unseal Bessborough mother and baby home burial records to be made
An application is set to be made to unseal burial records linked to the Bessborough mother and baby home. The records concern people who lived at the institution and may establish where their remains were buried. More than 800 children and 19 women spent time at Bessborough. The location of their burial sites remains unknown. Opening the files is intended to provide information needed to trace those who died there and inform surviving relatives. The report does not identify the applicant or the court date for the request. It also does not say whether the application has yet to be heard. The legal move seeks access to burial information that has so far remained sealed.
Location of more than 800 children and 19 women who spent time in the institution remains unknown