This woman turns 113 today ... and she’s about to become the oldest Irish person ever

Today one Irish lady in New York is celebrating a special birthday.

This woman turns 113 today ... and she’s about to become the oldest Irish person ever
Mon, 16 Feb, 2015 - 00:00
Denise O’Donoghue

Kathleen Hayes Rollins Snavely turns 113 today, setting her up to become the oldest person in Irish history.

Clare-native Kathleen was born in Feakle in 1902. She emigrated to Syracuse in 1921.

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CourtsReal lifeEV - REAL LIFEPlace: New YorkPlace: FeaklePlace: SyracusePlace: IrelandPlace: St. CamillusPlace: Syracuse, New YorkPlace: ClarePlace: CobhPlace: Ellis IslandPlace: James StreetPerson: Kathleen Hayes Rollins SnavelyPerson: KathleenPerson: Annie ScottPerson: AnniePerson: Peggy HayesPerson: Patrick HayesPerson: EllenPerson: Jeremiah MoroneyPerson: Roxie E. RollinsPerson: RoxiePerson: Jesse Clark Snavely, Jr.Event: War of IndependenceOrganisation: E.W. Edwards Department StoreOrganisation: Syracuse University School of Management
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