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Margaret Anderson nursed through both world wars and earned the Royal Red Cross before dying in 1956. The blue plaque at Mourne Presbyterian Church in County Down still points to the woman who birthed in Ballinran and worshiped there. She is called Mourne's Florence Nightingale, a label that fits because she kept showing up when others ran home.

This blue commemorative plaque records: Margaret Anderson 1881-1956 Mourne's Florence Nightingale. Nurse WWI & WWII Royal Red Cross 1919 born in Ballinran attended this church Recorded plaque organisation: Ulster History Circle.

Margaret Anderson, known as "Mourne's Florence Nightingale," served as a nurse during both World Wars and was awarded the Royal Red Cross in 1919 for her exceptional service.

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