Louisa Nolan awarded Military Medal for Easter Rising Medical Care 1917

#OnThisDay 1917 Louisa Nolan (left) was awarded the Military Medal for Heroism from King George V for tending to the wounded while under fire on Mount Street during the Easter Rising. Nelson, a teenager, is among only 150 women to ever receive the award.

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