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Ireland’s oldest man passes away aged 108

Aug 21, 2022 17:56 By radiokerrynews
Ireland’s oldest man passes away aged 108
Older than Ireland...Michael O'Connor, Muckorss, passed away on Sunday morning. Michael was born in Glencar in south Kerry in 1913. Michael left Ireland as a young man, and followed a career as a radio operator during World War II. The former Merchant Navy man, travelled the world, survived the sinking of his ship by a German U-boat as well as the blockade of The Bay of Bengal by the Japanese, where only five of the 30 ships trapped there, including his, managed to escape. His most memorable memory is enjoying a champagne dinner on Christmas Day in Trinidad. Michael also survived the Spanish Flu. He returned home after the war where he met and married his wife Joan, and they had five children. Up until recently Michael kept very active — and his favourite exercise was digging, cutting his lawn on his ride-on lawn mower, growing vegetables , taking great pride in his colourful roses. He loved baking scones and regularly drove to town. Photo:Valerie O'Sullivan
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Ireland’s oldest man, who was from Kerry, has sadly passed away.

Michael O’Connor, who was born in Glencar, passed away this morning at the age of 108.

He survived the Spanish flu, which he contracted as a young boy, and the sinking of his ship by a German U-Boat during the Second World War.

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A friend of the family confirmed to Radio Kerry that Michael passed away peacefully this morning in hospital.

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