They disembarked at Kingstown on the morning of Wednesday 26 April and heavy fighting occurred at the rebel-held positions around the Grand Canal as these troops advanced towards Dublin.

[1] The British eventually took the position, which had not been reinforced by the nearby rebel garrison at Boland's Mills, on Thursday,[2] but the fighting there in inflicted up to two thirds of their casualties for the entire week .

Her award read: "For conspicuous gallantry in the vicinity of the Canal Bridge, Lower Mount Street, Dublin, on the afternoon of the 26th April, 1916, in going out under heavy fire to attend to a wounded officer.

[7][8] In 2016 Ireland further recognized Nolan for risking her life to help others, introducing a stamp in her honor as part of a series to mark the centenary of the Easter Rising.

[9] After the Easter Rising, Nolan pursued her theater career in London, starring in the Harry Lauder revue, Three Cheers, at the Shaftesbury Theatre.