Woman born in Bessborough recalls seeing baby buried on grounds of mother and baby home
Therese Meyer, a survivor of the Bessborough mother and baby home in Ireland, has publicly recalled witnessing an illegal burial of a baby on the site. This testimony comes as planning permission for housing on the site remains a point of contention due to concerns over unmarked graves.
Why it matters
It underscores the ongoing trauma and unresolved historical accountability regarding Ireland's mother and baby homes.
Therese Meyer, inset, said the Government must step in, compulsorily purchase the Bessborough site, and order a forensic examination of the grounds.
Donal O’Keeffe A woman who was born in Bessborough in the 1950s has said she remembers seeing a baby’s body being buried in the grounds of the mother and baby home.
Last week, An Coimisiún Pleanála substantially upheld Cork City Council’s decision to grant planning for apartments at Bessborough , allowing for the building of 106 homes, despite concerns that the bodies of hundreds of missing children could be buried there.
Therese ‘Terry’ Meyer, who is the president of the New York State Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians, spent her first four years in Bessborough, where she claims she witnessed an illegal burial.
Ms Meyer said she and a little boy had run off, towards the folly by the nuns’ graveyard.
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