LongeviQuest is saddened to report the death of Máirín Hughes. She was born in Belfast, Down County, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom on 22 May 1914 and passed away in Chapelizod, Dublin, Ireland on 5 September 2023. At the time of her death, Máirín Hughes was the oldest living person in Ireland.
(Source: www.independent.ie)
Máirín Hughes had two older and one sister. They grew up in Rathmore, County Kerry, Ireland. In 1924, she moved to Cork where she went on to graduate from University College Cork and work in pathology. Hughes earned a degree in science and a diploma in education at University College Cork and worked in the pathology lab in UCC’s Department of Medicine for 14 years. Hughes was honored with a UCC Alumni Achievement Award in 2018.
She became the oldest known living woman in Ireland, following the death of 107-year-old Nancy Stewart on 10 September 2021.
She became the oldest known living person in Ireland, following the death of 108-year-old Mathew Crowley on 26 August 2022.
LongeviQuest is extending our deepest condolences to the bereaved family and friends of Mrs. Máirín Hughes.