List of Irish supercentenarians
People from Ireland who have attained or surpassed the age of 110 years
Katherine Plunket (22 November 1820 – 14 October 1932)
This list includes Irish supercentenarians (people from Ireland who have attained the age of at least 110 years) whose lifespans have been verified by an international body that specifically deals in longevity research, such as the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). There have been, including emigrants, 15 verified supercentenarians from Ireland. The oldest person ever to die in Ireland was Katherine Plunket at 111 years, 327 days. The oldest ever person born in Ireland was Kathleen Snavely, who died aged 113 years, 140 days in the United States. All Irish supercentenarians were born at a time when the island of Ireland was part of the United Kingdom .
Irish supercentenarians
Below is a list of the oldest people who were born on the island of Ireland .
Deceased
Rank
Name
Sex
Birth date
Death date
Age
Birth county
Place of death or residence
0 1
Kathleen Snavely[ 1]
F
16 February 1902
6 July 2015
113 years, 140 days
Clare
United States
0 2
Annie Scott[ 2]
F
15 March 1883
21 April 1996
113 years, 37 days
Tyrone [ 3] [ a]
Scotland (UK )
0 3
Henrietta Irwin[ 1]
F
27 May 1906
15 January 2019
112 years, 233 days
Antrim [ a]
Canada
0 4
Katherine Plunket [ 2]
F
22 November 1820
14 October 1932
111 years, 327 days
Louth
Louth
0 5
Elizabeth Munson[ 4]
F
6 May 1872
2 February 1984
111 years, 272 days
Dublin
Dublin
0 6
Margaret Hegarty[ 5]
F
2 April 1880
14 November 1991
111 years, 226 days
Cork
United States
0 7
Jane Webster[ 6]
F
17 April 1906
31 October 2017
111 years, 197 days
Antrim[ a]
England (UK)
0 8
Margaret Dolan[ 1]
F
30 August 1893
2 December 2004
111 years, 94 days
Galway
Galway
0 9
Margaret Linehan[ 4]
F
27 April 1892
18 February 2003
110 years, 297 days
Cork
United States
10
Catherine Furey[ 2]
F
6 April 1893
30 November 2003
110 years, 238 days
Roscommon
United States
11
Elizabeth Watkins[ 2]
F
10 March 1863
21 October 1973[ 7]
110 years, 225 days
Antrim[ a]
Antrim (UK)
12
Ellen Green[ 1]
F
19 July 1878
4 December 1988
110 years, 138 days
Antrim[ a]
Canada
13
Mary Ellen Geaney[ 1]
F
2 January 1886
5 April 1996
110 years, 94 days
Cork
Cork
14
Maud Nicholl[ 8]
F
3 July 1909
19 September 2019[ 9]
110 years, 78 days
Antrim[ a]
Antrim (UK)
15
Margaret Bly[ 1]
F
28 June 1894
4 August 2004
110 years, 37 days
Donegal
United States
Notes
References
^ a b c d e f Epstein, Louis; Young, Robert; Adams, Johnny; Muir, Mark (6 July 2023). "GRG World Supercentenarian Rankings List – Validated Deceased Supercentenarians" . Gerontology Research Group . Retrieved 7 July 2023 .
^ a b c d Epstein, Louis; Young, Robert; Quesada, Miguel; Muir, Mark; Law, Chris; Wikkerink, Marco (1 January 2015). "Table B – Verified Supercentenarians (Ranked By Age)" . Gerontology Research Group . Retrieved 2 May 2021 .
^ "Oldest woman dies" . Irish Independent . 23 April 1996. p. 3. Retrieved 16 July 2019 .
^ a b Epstein, Louis; Young, Robert; Quesada, Miguel; Muir, Mark; Law, Chris; Wikkerink, Marco (15 March 2015). "GRG Pending Cases List" . Gerontology Research Group . Retrieved 25 June 2023 .
^ "2022 validations" . Gerontology Research Group . Retrieved 12 May 2024 .
^ "Jean Webster, longest-lived person born in Northern Ireland" . Henley Standard . 13 November 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2019 .
^ "Deaths" . Belfast Telegraph . 23 October 1973. p. 4. Retrieved 16 July 2019 .
^ Preston, Allan (4 July 2019). "Ireland's oldest woman Maud's day of laughter celebrating 110th birthday" . Belfast Telegraph . Retrieved 16 July 2019 .
^ " 'Ireland's oldest woman' Maud Nicholl laid to rest in Ballymena - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk" . Belfasttelegraph .
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