Irish Examiner View: Remarkable sisters' century-long partnership

“Enjoy yourself, but don’t do anything out of the way,” was the advice from the Cork centenarians.

Identical twins Joan Barrett and Kay Bogan are surrounded by family at the Darraglynn Nursing Home in Douglas, Cork, at a party at their 100th birthday. Picture David Creedon

Centenarians aren’t quite as uncommon as you might imagine in Ireland. Last year more than 500, the majority of them women, were honoured by President Michael D Higgins.

But it is always a significant milestone when one person reaches the mighty age of 100, so the remarkable achievement of identical twins Joan Barrett and Kay Bogan, who celebrated their joint birthdays this weekend in Cork, is cause for great jubilation.