The legacy of Nano Nagle is venerable

Q&A: Sister Mary

“How often have we seen her after a well-spent day returning through the darkness of the night, dripping with rain, mingled in busy crowds, moving thoughtfully along by the faint glimmer of a wretched lantern.” — Dr Coppinger

Honora “Nano” Nagle — Nano, as she was universally known, spent many dangerous years traversing Cork City’s dank passageways in her relentless quest for education for the poorest children and to bring comfort to the city’s destitute.