those kids were starved, and they were in an institution with bad track record.

No question about it, Al. It's becoming evident that the speculation about 796 bodies in a septic tank is grossly incorrect, but it's clear that the Tuam mother-baby home was a bad place, and that children died unnecessarily because of poor conditions there and at other institutions. Still, I think that a balanced, truthful study of all such institutions is warranted. One would think that there must have been some institutions where unwed Irish mothers were treated well. I haven't found any - but of course, those aren't the ones that get in the news...or the Internet forums.

-Joe-