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Monday 27 March 2023 Dublin: 7°C

# Oldest Woman

All time
# sarah clancy
Oldest person in Ireland Sarah Clancy passes away aged 108
Sarah Clancy died in her sleep at home in Connemara.
# up and up
Life expectancy: Good news for Irish women (and not-too-bad news for Irish men)
We’re living longer. And longer.
# RIP
Kathleen Rollins Snavely, Ireland's oldest woman, dies at the age of 113
The former businesswoman lived through two centuries, two world wars and the Great Depression.
# Still going strong
Michael Collins was 9 years old when this woman was born
Susannah Mushatt Jones has celebrated her 116th birthday.
# long long life
The world's oldest woman has died...
Gertrude Weaver had only attained the accolade five days ago.
# In Pictures
The world's oldest woman has a 90-year-old son
At 114 years and 359 days old, Misao Okawa is the world’s oldest living woman.