Irish home survivor: "I had so many marks on my body"
Tonight, a vigil is being held in Dublin for the victims and survivors of Ireland's homes for unwed mothers. The Irish government has now agreed to establish a Commission of Investigation into the treatment of children at the facilities. Christy Kirwan was born at Bessborough House in Cork, and wonders what happened to the remains of hundreds of babies thought to...
Tonight, a vigil is being held in Dublin for the victims and survivors of Ireland's homes for unwed mothers. The Irish government has now agreed to establish a Commission of Investigation into the treatment of children at the facilities.
Christy Kirwan was born at Bessborough House in Cork, and wonders what happened to the remains of hundreds of babies thought to have died at the home.
Over the past week we've heard stories of hundreds of children who died at a former home in Tuam. We also heard about thousands of other children who may have been used in secret vaccine trials.
Christy was born there at Bessborough in 1960, one of the periods during which vaccine trials were held at the home. He says he's covered in scars from the many inoculations he received at the home.
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