This list includes Irish supercentenarians (people from Ireland who have attained the age of at least 110 years) whose lifespans have been verified by an international body that specifically deals in longevity research, such as the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). There have been, including emigrants, 15 verified supercentenarians from Ireland. The oldest person ever to die in Ireland was Katherine Plunket at 111 years, 327 days. The oldest ever person born in Ireland was Kathleen Snavely, who died aged 113 years, 140 days in the United States. All Irish supercentenarians were born at a time when the island of Ireland was part of the United Kingdom.
Irish supercentenarians Below is a list of the oldest people who were born on the island of Ireland.
Rank Name Sex Birth date Death date Age Birth county Place of death or residence 1 Kathleen Snavely F 16 February 1902 6 July 2015 Clare United States 2 Annie Scott F 15 March 1883 21 April 1996 Tyrone Scotland 3 Henrietta Irwin F 27 May 1906 15 January 2019 Antrim Canada 4 Katherine Plunket F 22 November 1820 14 October 1932 Louth Louth 5 Elizabeth Munson F 6 May 1872 2 February 1984 Dublin Dublin 6 Margaret Hegarty F 2 April 1880 14 November 1991 Cork United States 7 Jane Webster F 17 April 1906 31 October 2017 Antrim England 8 Margaret Dolan F 30 August 1893 2 December 2004 Galway Galway 9 Margaret Reed F 20 April 1910 8 July 2021 Armagh England 10 Sarah Donaldson F 20 August 1908 25 October 2019 Down United States 11 Ruth MacNeil F 19 October 1914 7 December 2025 Antrim United States 12 Florence Lyle F 16 January 1887 11 January 1998 England Antrim 13 Margaret Linehan F 27 April 1892 18 February 2003 Cork United States 14 Catherine Furey F 6 April 1893 30 November 2003 Roscommon United States 15 Elizabeth Watkins F 10 March 1863 21 October 1973 Antrim Antrim 16 Ellen Green F 19 July 1878 4 December 1988 Antrim Canada 17 Elizabeth Yensen F 25 July 1895 4 December 2005 Scotland Down 18 Elizabeth Hanna F 4 April 1907 16 July 2017 Antrim Canada 19 Mary Ellen Geaney F 2 January 1886 5 April 1996 Cork Cork 20 Catherine Hedges F 8 July 1916 Living Limerick England 21 Maud Nicholl F 3 July 1909 19 September 2019 Antrim Antrim 22 Margaret Bly F 28 June 1894 4 August 2004 Donegal United States 23 Annie O'Donnell F 20 June 1894 5 July 2004 Donegal United States 24 Mary Walsh F 9 April 1908 12 April 2018 Mayo United States
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References
External links Looking at the secrets of Ireland's centenarians Irish Times Ireland's Oldest People [Finbarr Connolly Website]