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On The Stream: What will an inquiry into Ireland’s mother and baby homes reveal

A shrine in Tuam, County Galway, Ireland on June 9, 2014, erected in memory of up to 800 children who were allegedly buried at the site of the former home for unmarried mothers run by nuns. (PAUL FAITH/AFP/Getty Images)