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Catherine Corless

The story of Catherine Corless, the amateur historian from Galway who exposed the horrifying story of a mass grave at a Catholic institution.

Catherine Corless has made headlines around the world for exposing the horrifying story of a mass grave of almost 800 infants at a former institution for unmarried mothers run by nuns. Corless has been described as "Ireland's Erin Brockovich"; an ordinary woman and amateur historian who, in her dogged pursuit of the truth, took on the Catholic Church, the Irish government and members of her own community - and won. The case has shaken Ireland and provoked very difficult questions about how women and children were treated at Catholic institutions in the past.

Presenter: Becky Milligan
Producer: Ben Crighton.

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13 minutes

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Sun 26 Mar 2017 17:40

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  • Sat 25 Mar 2017 19:00
  • Sun 26 Mar 2017 17:40

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