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Belfast Royal Hospital: The Courtyard

Unknown Artist

Nightingale trained nurses were instrumental in the establishment of hospitals and nurse training schools in Ireland. At this time, Florence asked the question; “Shall it be said that thriving, prosperous Belfast, justly celebrated for progress, in Ireland quietly celebrated for its medical schools and science, shall be behind Liverpool and London in securing the essentials of a good nursing school?”

Watercolour
Image courtesy of the Wellcome Collection

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Ulster Museum
Ulster Museum
Permanent collection