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27 October 2016

Mass grave ‘filled to the brim with tiny bones and skulls’ shows how we cherish children

“CHERISH ALL THE children equally” is a defining Irish shibboleth, enshrined in the Proclamation of Independence. It is one of our highest aspirations and, like most of the things we Irish hold dearest, it is build on a solid foundation of utter hypocrisy.
Cherish all the children? By all available evidence, we Irish don’t even like children.

http://www.thejournal.ie/readme/mass-grave-galway-tuam-1494001-May2014/