The program also highlights the important work that volunteers around the nation are doing to preserve their local histories.

Heritage organisations from all over Ireland have united to pay tribute to the nurses and midwives who gave their life to securing the safety of expectant mothers and their offspring throughout Irish history.

Something like "a celebration of heritage, caregiving, and the quiet but transformative power of midwives" has been said about the exhibition.

It revolves around Mary Anne Fanning, who spent 48 years working in the counties of Kerry and Dublin as a district midwife and nurse.

Her 124-year-old leather midwifery bag, which she used to administer medical care during the 1916 Rising, is among the artefacts on exhibit.




Along with her medical supplies, temperature and pulse charts, and a christening gown that she originally wore for her baby in 1902 before lending it to other needy families, Ms. Fanning also possesses these items.

Members of her family still wear this gown now. The Irish Community Archive Network (iCan) project is what led to the creation of the exhibition.