'Thirty-seven years in the Belfast City Hospital and Jubilee Maternity Hospital'

'Thirty-seven years in the Belfast City Hospital and Jubilee Maternity Hospital'

Maisie McNailly describes her reluctant retirement from nursing after thirty-seven years of service.

Maisie McNailly

Trinity College Dublin

1987

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Maisie McNailly

Retirement

Life Story

Belfast

1980's

Retired 1987, 31st May, thirty - seven years in the Belfast City Hospital and Jubilee Maternity Hospital. Some of the staff I worked with had a small party, a cup of tea and some good chat and reminiscence of good times. I felt very sad, had no idea what was I going to do with myself. I felt I had made a mistake. A few days after I retired staff had a special evening for me when I received some lovely gifts from several departments. I missed my work, especially the company of my workmates, staff, and all the goings on in the hospital.

Irish Research Council for Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences (IRCHSS)

Dr Kathleen McTiernan (Trinity College Dublin)

Dr Deirdre O'Donnell (Trinity College Dublin)