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An excavation began today in Tuam, Ireland, for the remains of nearly 800 infants buried in an unmarked mass grave on the grounds of a home for unwed mothers. Irish historian Catherine Corless uncovered the children’s death records. She describes for The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler how her research ultimately put the dig in motion.