Sáerlaith inion Elcomach
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Saerlaith inion Elcomach, Irish
centenarian
, died 969.
Saerlaith is recorded in the Annals of Ulster
, sub anno 969, which states "Saerlaith, daughter of Elcomach, died aged one hundred."
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
centenarian
Centenarian
A centenarian is a person who is or lives beyond the age of 100 years. Because current average life expectancies across the world are less than 100, the term is invariably associated with longevity. Much rarer, a supercentenarian is a person who has lived to the age of 110 or more, something only...
, died 969.
Saerlaith is recorded in the Annals of Ulster
Annals of Ulster
The Annals of Ulster are annals of medieval Ireland. The entries span the years between AD 431 to AD 1540. The entries up to AD 1489 were compiled in the late 15th century by the scribe Ruaidhrí Ó Luinín, under his patron Cathal Óg Mac Maghnusa on the island of Belle Isle on Lough Erne in the...
, sub anno 969, which states "Saerlaith, daughter of Elcomach, died aged one hundred."
See also
- Conchobar Mac Con Raoí, reputed SupercentenarianSupercentenarianA supercentenarian is someone who has reached the age of 110 years. This age is achieved by about one in a thousand centenarians....
, died 1580. - Katherine PlunketKatherine PlunketKatherine Plunket was an Irish aristocrat from County Louth, a prolific botanical artist and the oldest person in Irish history...
, 1820–1932. - Dan KeatingDan KeatingDaniel "Dan" Keating was a life-long Irish republican and patron of Republican Sinn Féin. At the time of death he was Ireland's oldest man and the last surviving veteran of the Irish War of Independence.-Early life:...
, 1902–2007.
External links
- http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100001A/index.html