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# maternity homes

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Mother and baby homes believed to give Irish women 'every chance of keeping their secret'
Number of maternity homes a difficulty for mother and baby inquiry
Here's a list of maternity homes in Ireland in 1947
Government reminded local authorities of their obligation to report infant deaths in mother and baby homes in 1946