'Amazing day' as Cork identical twins celebrate 100th birthday

“It is rare you would have twins reach 100,” said the nursing home’s proprietor, Mary Conroy. 
'Amazing day' as Cork identical twins celebrate 100th birthday

Identical twins Joan Barrett and Kay Bogan celebrate their 100 birthday with a big party at the Darraglynn Nursing Home in Douglas, Cork.  Picture: David Creedon

For one person to reach the ripe old age of 100 is always a significant milestone, but the achievement was all the more remarkable when identical twins Joan Barrett and Kay Bogan both marked a century of life.

At Darraglynn nursing home in Douglas, Cork, generations of Kay and Joan’s family gathered to celebrate the momentous day. 

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