99-year-old twin sisters celebrate their birthday in Cork nursing home

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Twins Joan Barrett and Kay Bogan celebrating their joint 99th birthday with Mary Conroy and Margret O’Sullivan, staff members of Darraglynn Nursing Home, Cork City. Picture: Daragh McSweeney/Provision

Twins Joan Barrett and Kay Bogan celebrating their joint 99th birthday with Mary Conroy and Margret O’Sullivan, staff members of Darraglynn Nursing Home, Cork City. Picture: Daragh McSweeney/Provision

Fri, 10 Dec, 2021 - 21:45
Olivia Kelleher

Identical twins Joan Barrett and Kay Bogan today celebrated their 99th birthday at a nursing home in Douglas in Cork with staff attributing their longevity to their positive attitude to life.

Director of Nursing at Daraglynn Nursing Home, Mary Conroy, said that it was heartwarming to see the siblings mark such a milestone age alongside each other in the home.

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