| Sister Frances Rose O'Flynn |
 Born in the city of Derry, Sister Frances Rose O’Flynn undertook her general nurse training at St Vincent’s Hospital in Dublin
in the 1950s, and then nurse tutor training at Edinburgh, before working at the Sisters of Charity Head House for twelve years
in an administrative capacity. In 1983 Sister Frances Rose O’Flynn took over from Sister Ignatius Phelan as Superior and Matron
of Our Lady’s Hospice in Harold’s Cross, Dublin. Palliative care and multidisciplinary working were already established at
the hospice, but Sister Frances Rose O’Flynn developed this area through a new palliative care building (1993) incorporating
enough space to include day care and home care facilities. As well as the development of day and home care, the interview
also discusses spiritual care, the hospice’s relationship with the people of Dublin, relations between lay staff and the Sisters,
and the Sisters of Charity’s Mission Effectiveness Programme (1995).
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| Interview conducted by David Clark, 18 February 1997 |
| Interview Duration: 41 minutes |
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