Catherine and Aidan Corless with organisers and volunteers at the vigil 'A Little Light of Love', at Lough Lannagh in Castlebar in memory of all the children who died in the Tuam Mother and Baby Home. PHOTO: ALISON LAREDO

Organisers of Mayo vigil for Tuam babies thank everybody who helped out

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The organisers of the vigil, A Little Light of Love, in memory of the 796 babies who died in the Tuam mother and baby home from 1925 to 1961 have thanked everybody who helped make the event at Lough Lannagh such a huge success.

The following is the list of those they wish to acknowledge.

Catherine Corless and Aidan J. Corless, Tuam.

Councillor Ger Deere, Oisin Herraghty and Michael Baynes.

Mayo Concert Orchestra and The Chapel Street Gospel Choir.

Carnival Marquees, Derek Jackson and Lucas.

Gary Monaghan and Tommy Concannon.

The Connaught Telegraph.

David McGowan Photography.

Jack Walsh Drone Photography.

Marina King.

Noreen Roache, Brian Roache, Michael Barrett and the Castlebar Boxing Club stewards.

All stewards.

Castlebar Kayak Club.

The Castlebar Men's Shed.

Order of Malta.

Castlebar Foróige.

Castlebar Scouts.

Woodies.

De La Salle and Castlebar Tennis Club.

Mayo County Council.

FAS, Castlebar.

Castlebar Garda Mick Toland.

Islandeady Community Centre.

The survivors.

RTÉ News and TG4.

Leaders and readers.

Everybody who attended.

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