Mary Collender aged 108

[Adkel]

My interest in Mary Collender stemd from research I done on my own family in the 1980's. My ancestors are the Kelly family from Knockanore. In the birth records for that time there is another birth, a son Edmund in March 9th. 1868 but I couldn't be sure if it was the same family as the mother's name is Margaret Brien.

[TiarnanG]

my previous reply got garbled so had to redo it... o I see, that's why you knew the Kelly story... well it looks like Mary Collender will have to be removed from the list of Ireland's oldest people.

[Adkel]

Well I had known her age since early 1980's but I wouldn't say it at the time because it was good enough achievement to reach 104. There's a longer story about the Kelly drowning but probably for another day. I only joined this site today when i accidentally came on your request about Mary Collender.  When I get my thoughts together it might prove useful to fill in some blanks in my own family.

[TiarnanG]

Ahh so the plot thickens, the truth was known at the time the reports were published e.g this clip below and the one I've already posted. Well thanks for clearing it up anyway, 108 would have been a remarkable age for 1985...

[Adkel]

I guess who ever done the research at the time found the earlier date and never followed through. Probably didn't expect that there could have been another Mary born.