Historian Catherine Corless has been praised for her “Amazing, courageous and inspirational” appearance on last night’s Late Late Show.

Catherine spoke passionately about her research into the remains of 800 children in a sewer system on a Tuam site, beside a mother and baby home run by the Bon Secours nuns.

When the remains were initially found, they were credited as being those of famine victims, however, after extensive research by Catherine, it was determined that the remains were those of children and babies who lived in the facility.

“I was hoping and hoping that they would come to the truth. It’s wonderful that the truth has come out.” she said.

“Every scrap of research I had done said that the children were buried on the home grounds.

“I think there are many mass graves across Ireland at mother and baby homes.

“But I suppose Tuam felt a little bit worse, because it was in a sewage area.”

She also spoke candidly as she recounted the harrowing experiences of the mothers who had lived and worked at the home.

After a number of the guests in the audience shared their personal experiences with mother and baby homes, an emotional Ryan wrapped up the interview, and the studio audience gave Catherine a standing ovation – something Ryan hadn’t seen in a “long time”.

Viewers at home were equally impressed with her appearance: