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Ireland's oldest citizen dies, aged 107

  • 18-01-2008 4:10pm
    #1
    Jesus Wept
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    Source

    Ireland’s most senior citizen has died.

    Bridget Conroy passed away on Wednesday at the age of 107. Miss Conroy, who was from Connemara, Co Galway, was born in 1900.

    She was due to celebrate her 108th birthday in April.

    She was born in April 1900.
    I'd be impressed if she was born in the 1800's, she wasn't so I'm not impressed.

    First person to outlive her age post back in this thread.


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  • #2
    Sinfonia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,854 ✭✭✭Sinfonia


    This guy might interested you, Rig

    Leo Ornstein, Ukranian/American composer, born in 1893 and died in 2002 at 108 years old...


  • #3
    Jesus Wept
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    SumGuy wrote: »
    This guy might interested you, Rig

    Leo Ornstein, Ukranian/American composer, born in 1893 and died in 2002 at 108 years old...

    That's much more like it! Hats off to him!
    A fine effort.


  • #4
    MrJoeSoap
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,117 ✭✭✭✭MrJoeSoap


    Fair play to her.

    Tell me she died of something stupid...


  • #5
    Guy:Incognito
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    MrJoeSoap wrote: »
    Fair play to her.

    Tell me she died of something stupid...

    She clipped a kerb when rollerblading and hit her head.


  • #6
    bitemybanger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,475 ✭✭✭bitemybanger


    Id hate to live to that age, 80-85 is a good age


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  • #7
    Blisterman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,460 ✭✭✭Blisterman


    When I volenteered in anursing home, there was a woman who was 104. That was 2 years ago, so assuming she's still alive, she's only got one more year to go.


  • #8
    MrJoeSoap
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    Blisterman wrote: »
    When I volenteered in anursing home, there was a woman who was 104. That was 2 years ago, so assuming she's still alive, she's only got one more year to go.

    Assuming she's still alive she's probably the oldest person in Ireland now I'd imagine...


  • #9
    Peyton Manning
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,658 ✭✭✭✭Peyton Manning


    A bit harsh predicting her death dont ya think Blisterman!


  • #10
    Blisterman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,460 ✭✭✭Blisterman


    I meant one year to go, until she passes the previous champion.


  • #11
    Jesus Wept
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    Blisterman wrote: »
    I meant one year to go, until she passes the previous champion.

    lol@champion.

    lol! :D


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  • #12
    MrJoeSoap
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    She has some pretty stiff competition.


  • #13
    Guy:Incognito
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    MrJoeSoap wrote: »
    She has some pretty stiff competition.

    Leave the contents of your trousers out of this.


  • #14
    Davei141
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    This is an absolute tragedy.


  • #15
    MagicMarker
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    I bet she died in the middle of a raging orgy.


  • #16
    MrJoeSoap
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    MagicMarker wrote: »
    I bet she died in the middle of a raging orgy.

    I bet you have inside info on this.


  • #17
    kelle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,243 ✭✭✭kelle


    About 10 years ago, a 103-year-old woman fractured her hip and had her surgery done at the hospital where I work. A week later, she was sent home. Never saw her again after that, but heard she was doing fine.
    Doubt if she's still alive though.
    I wonder what percentage of our generation will live to see that age.


  • #18
    EamonnKeane
    Closed Accounts Posts: 950 ✭✭✭EamonnKeane


    An awful lot of them.


  • #19
    astrofool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,906 ✭✭✭✭astrofool


    Sad that no Irish Citizen was born 2 centuries ago.


  • #20
    Rb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭Rb


    I'll live older than that, thanks to cryogenical freezing.


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