
Episode #65
65: Catherine Corless: The Power of One
This 50 year old housewife didn’t have a degree or a team. Just a quiet steel, and a determination to give a voice to Ireland’s forgotten children. She proved that one voice can shatter decades of institutional silence. This is the story of Catherine Corless and the power of one. Sources: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b08k15lf https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/12/ireland-report-appalling-abuse-mother-baby-homes https://www.britannica.com/question/What-role-did-Catherine-Corless-play-in-uncovering-the-truth-about-the-Tuam-babies https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-54693159 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27970866 https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/sep/25/liam-neeson-tuam-babies-film-ireland-catherine-corless-dogged-heroine-monica-dolan https://www.bishop-accountability.org/2026/09/the-shame-of-a-nation/ https://observer.co.uk/news/international/article/catherine-corless-why-i-refused-to-give-up-until-i-learned-the-fate-of-those-lost-souls-in-tuam https://gutterbookshop.com/product/belonging-a-memoir-by-catherine-corless/ https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2021/15-january/news/world/report-on-ireland-s-mother-and-baby-homes-reveals-religious-attitudes-contributed-to-abuse https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/mother-and-baby-homes-commission-finds-that-978-children-died-at-tuam-facility-1.4456694 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Secours_Mother_and_Baby_Home https://www.thejournal.ie/list-names-tuam-babies-children-3270019-Mar2017/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/25/a-stain-on-irelands-conscience-tuam-home-for-unmarried-mothers-gives-up-grimmest-of-buried-secrets https://www.fox6now.com/news/catherine-corless-ireland-mass-grave-babies?utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=facebook https://www.humanium.org/en/a-shameful-chapter-of-irish-history-mother-and-baby-homes/

