A woman believed to be the oldest in Ireland has died just weeks short of her 108th birthday.
Bride O'Neill, from Kilbarry outside Fermoy in Co Cork, had trained as a nurse in England but returned during the second world war to work in Dublin.
Ms O'Neill, who never married, smoked or drank, remained active beyond 100 years and used to walk a mile and a half from Strawhall into Fermoy library every day.
A keen reader with an interest in current affairs and politics, she celebrated her 100th birthday at Strawhall Nursing Home in Fermoy.
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