For the curious, "in Ireland, the national rate fell from an average of 7.5% (75 deaths per 1,000 live births) before age 1 in the late 1930s to 3% in the early 1960s." [0]
So why would there be bodies in a mass grave? Because back then dozens of times as many babies died than die today. Today it's about 0.3%.
So why would there be bodies in a mass grave? Because back then dozens of times as many babies died than die today. Today it's about 0.3%.
[0] https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11113-024-09901-7