On the Monday of Easter 1916, her brother was already out taking part when Sean Flood told her the Rising had begun. When she got home her mother told her to get her things and follow them. She went straight to the headquarters at the General Post Office. When she got there the men didn't want to let her in yet so she got a boost to a side window and kicked it in. The bandages she used for the first wounded were made from her petticoat.