Great-great-grandmother has lived through two world wars, three pandemics and is one of the oldest people in Ireland
Bridget Tierney celebrates her 108th birthday at her home in Loughduff, Co. Cavan on Wednesday morning. Photograph: Lorraine TeevanBridget Tierney’s memory remains sharp, easily recalling her first day of school aged four, or walking to hear
speak. The great-great-grandmother, who turned 108 this week, has lived through two world wars, three pandemics and is one of the oldest people in Ireland.who visit Ms Tierney appreciate her sense of humour and sound advice. Her daughter, Kitty Cullen, says it is always a pleasure to visit her mother as “she brings a sense of calmness and happiness to all our lives”.
“Mammy was widowed in 1983, she worked just as hard on the farm as our father, Patrick. She has been a tower of strength to us all, especially since she lost her beloved son Vincent in November 2021. She is very family-oriented,” Ms Cullen says. A grandmother of 30, great-grandmother of 45 and great-great grandmother of four – whose eight surviving children Mary, Margaret, Pauline, John, Betty, Tom, Kitty and Patricia are all pensioners themselves – is up at the crack of dawn every day, starting her morning with prayers and giving thanks for her long life.
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