The revelation that nearly 800 children may have been buried in an unmarked mass grave at a former Catholic-run home for unwed mothers in Ireland is `` sickening '' and must be investigated , the country 's top Catholic clergyman says . Archbishop of Dublin has asked for anyone with information to find it . According to local legend , children in Dublin stumbled upon the grave in the 1970s . A local historian has claimed that children from a state - run home were buried there .
Archbishop of Dublin has asked for anyone with information to find it . According to local legend , children in Dublin stumbled upon the grave in the 1970s . A local historian has claimed that children from a state - run home were buried there .