Ireland’s oldest woman Sarah Coyle dies at the age of 108

Ireland’s oldest woman Sarah Coyle dies at the age of 108

Sarah Coyle on her 108th birthday in July 2024

Wed, 16 Jul, 2025 - 08:30
Olivia Kelleher

The death has occurred of a 108-year-old Irish woman who lived through two pandemics, the Irish Civil War, and the War of Independence.

Sarah Coyle, a native of Knockatomcoyle, Co Wicklow, had been living with her daughter Marian Galligan in Castleknock, Dublin.

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