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Oughterard resident celebrates 103rd birthday

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Oughterard resident celebrates 103rd birthday

Galway Bay fm newsroom - An Oughterard woman is today celebrating her 103rd birthday.

Phil Furness, originally from Nottinghamshire in the UK, moved to Ireland in the 1980s.

She had previously worked at a nursing home in England.

Her husband John passed away in 1984, and the couple had one son, who has also passed away.

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Phil is celebrating in the sunshine today, and friends say she is in great spirits.

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