Nuns who ran the
orphanage where up to 400 children were secretly buried in a mass grave
have finally promised a memorial to mark their lives.
The Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul pledged to build a
memorial naming all the lost children of Smyllum.
At least 402 babies, toddlers and older children died while being looked after by the nuns at Smyllum Park in Lanarkshire and were believed to be buried at a nearby cemetery. That was nearly three times the number of children the religious order had claimed were buried in an unmarked mass grave.
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At least 402 babies, toddlers and older children died while being looked after by the nuns at Smyllum Park in Lanarkshire and were believed to be buried at a nearby cemetery. That was nearly three times the number of children the religious order had claimed were buried in an unmarked mass grave.
http://www.scotsman.com/news/scottish-nuns-promise-memorial-to-400-children-in-mass-grave-1-4568836