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107-year-old Kerry woman receives honorary high school diploma

"After speaking to her daughter and reading her memoir… it was clear that Ms. Lovett deserved to be honored with Mattituck’s Class of 2017.”

107-year-old Kerry woman receives honorary high school diploma

Fri, 28 Jul, 2017 - 16:47

Anna O’Donoghue

107-year-old Kerry woman has received an honorary diploma at local high school in the US.

Hannah Lovett, nee Riordan, emigrated to New York from her home in Kerry at the age of 12.

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