'She was full of kindness' — Tributes paid after country's oldest person dies, aged 109

Mairin Hughes died peacefully after a short illness at Maryfield nursing home in Chapelizod, Dublin, her home for over 30 years. Picture: Marc O'Sullivan

Tributes have been paid following the death of the woman believed to have been Ireland’s oldest person, with those who cared for her describing her as “an inspirational lady who taught us so much about life”.

Máirín Hughes, 109, died peacefully after a short illness at Maryfield nursing home in Chapelizod, Dublin, her home for over 30 years. “She was full of knowledge and kindness. She cared deeply about nature, giving back to her local community and religion played a large part of her life,” staff there said.