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100 year old nun inspects a guard of honour

It’s not everyone who is asked to inspect a military guard of honour.

But when you are celebrating your 100th birthday you are definitely well placed to be treated as a celebrity for the day.

Sr Florence Hutchinson from Bundoran celebrated her 100th birthday on November 11 and as the pictures below show, she enjoyed a memorable day at Finner Camp.

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A member of the Sisters of Mercy in Ballyshannon Sr Florence – who is also known by many as Sr Cecilia – is much-loved and and very well known across Donegal and in Fermanagh as she spent a major part of her life in Enniskillen.

She is wished a very happy 100th birthday.

Photos: Michael Daly

 

Fr Jerry Carroll CF, Chaplain 28th Infantry Battalion accompanies Sr Florence as she inspects a guard of honour at Finner Camp on the morning of her birthday.

Lt Col James O’Shea, Commanding Officer, 28th Inf Battalion, who read a letter of congratulations to Sr Florence from President of Ireland Michael D Higgins, pictured presenting Sr Florence with her ‘Centenary Cheque’.

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