‘The Irish Nurse’ as an international image of attentive care in times of need

Irish Nurses in the NHS: An Oral History , by Louise Ryan, Gráinne  McPolin and Neha Doshi (Four  Courts Press,  €17.95pb)   Anthony Gaughan   In the second half of the twentieth century, thousands of Irish girls migrated to the UK to train as nurses.  They were subsequently employed in hospitals throughout England, Scotland and Wales. …