The Jubilee Nurse

This short film by Arthur Lynch premiered at the Rathmullan Film Festival in 2024.
The film honors Kate McConalogue from Rathmullan, who, at 27, became a widow with two young daughters. She trained with the Jubilee Nursing scheme in Dublin and was posted to Glencolmcille. Kate immersed herself in her work, but tragedy struck when the Spanish Flu hit Ireland. Despite knowing the risks, she continued to work and ultimately contracted the virus, dying in December 1918. One of her last visits was to a home where the virus claimed a mother and her newborn twins, followed by the father. The family's surviving children included Min, who later moved to America, where her sons became congressmen. Kate was buried in Killygarvan graveyard, and her daughters were raised by local relatives.

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