EPISODE · Dec 10, 2018 · 33 MIN
Ep 26 - The Babies of Tuam, and the World’s Most Expensive Funerals
from Dead Bodies Podcast · host Dead Bodies Podcast
The Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home was run by Catholic nuns in Tuam, County Galway, in Ireland, from 1925 to 1961. Dee Dee looks at the ongoing investigation into a mass burial chamber found on the site of the home, and the fate of hundreds of babies and children who lived and died at Tuam. The rich and famous spend millions of dollars on a final goodbye to the world. Sharnelle looks at the world’s most expensive funerals.
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The Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home was run by Catholic nuns in Tuam, County Galway, in Ireland, from 1925 to 1961. Dee Dee looks at the ongoing investigation into a mass burial chamber found on the site of the home, and the fate of hundreds of babies and children who lived and died at Tuam. The rich and famous spend millions of dollars on a final goodbye to the world. Sharnelle looks at the world’s most expensive funerals.
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Ep 26 - The Babies of Tuam, and the World’s Most Expensive Funerals
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