Oldest Irish person Nora Canavan, 108, passes away

Ireland’s oldest citizen, Nora Canavan from Co Clare, has passed away aged 108.

The mother of seven celebrated her 108th birthday last March. A grandmother of 10, Nora was a great-grandmother to eight and she had two great-great-grandchildren.

She was lovingly cared for in her later years by her daughter-in-law Marie Canavan at the family farm in Doolin, Co Clare.