The Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home (also known as St Mary's Mother and Baby Home, or locally simply as The Home), [1] which operated between 1925 and 1961 in the town of Tuam, County Galway, Ireland, was a maternity home for unmarried mothers and their children.

Jul 27, 2014 · They arrived in Sydney on 23 October 1880. When the family lived in Tuam, some of them lived somewhere in Tullinadaly Road, which is quite close to the centre of Tuam and the Catholic Church, the Cathedral of the Assumption in Bishop St, Tuam, Co. Galway, Ireland.

Jan 22, 2025 · In 1880s Tuam, the rain-drenched clock played a role in preventing the rhythmic cycles of the day from playing out as they should: trains were missed, shops opened late, pubs didn’t call time.

The diocese of Tuam is among the largest in Ireland; the new cathedral was opened in 1878. The R.C. cathedral is of elaborate architecture; and there is an interesting ancient cross.

Tuam (/ ˈtjuːəm / TEW-əm), Irish: Tuaim ([t̪ˠuəmʲ]) is a town in Ireland and the second largest settlement in County Galway. It is situated west of the midlands of Ireland, approximately 35 km (22 mi) north of Galway city. Human existence in the area dates to the Bronze Age while the historic period dates from the 6th century.

All known copies of records. Names for this parish: Tuam, Where? Jan 26 1799 (?) - Mar 6 1832.

Dec 3, 2014 · Decades of the history of Galway Co Council, particularly in the Tuam area, including some short references to the now controversial Mother and Baby Home, are now available on the local authority's digital archive.

This place, called anciently Tuaim-da-Gualand, owes its origin to the foundation of a religious establishment, about the beginning of the 6th century, by St. Jarlath, son of Loga, who for some time lived in seclusion in the small monastery of Cluainfois, which he had previously founded.

The article on Tuam in Olden Days was written by Jarlath A. O Connor and originally published in the 'Galway Reader' in the 1950s. It considers the Old Granary, the Railroad to Tuam and the Clock Tower. The article also provides accounts of thieves in Tuam as published in …

Mar 16, 2017 · As recently as the 1970s and ’80s, if an unmarried woman in Ireland became pregnant, she might have been sent to give birth at a place like Tuam.