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swept the Isle of Man the effects of which were particularly acute in what was by that time the largest town on the Island, Douglas. Nelly
Brennan devoted herself to the nursing of those afflicted, making numerous visits to the homes of the sick and dying, and to the temporary cholera hospital; where
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Nelly
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Douglas situated in what is today Strand Street. In turn a hospital was added and despite her illiteracy, Nelly Brennan was appointed its first
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and had been drowned at sea a few months before her birth. Her mother died when she was 16 requiring her to develop self-reliance and diligence.
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However she still sought to aid the sick and the poor, known throughout the town of
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Heroine of the Isle of Man cholera outbreaks of 1832 & 1833; first Matron of the newly established
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some of whom were taken into her own home, and numerous testimonies exist regarding her work for the poor people of
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in 1832 and 1833 in which she nursed those suffering from the disease. This has led to her becoming known as the
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wisdom of this decision she is said to have replied: 'I dare not neglect the poor.'
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