Michaeljo Connor News Today

Michael J OConnor has survived the Spanish flu, the Irish civil war, two world wars and is now eagerly awaiting his Covid-19 vaccination. The 107-year-old lives at home in Muckross, Co Kerry, and is one of the oldest people in Ireland. Mr OConnor is also one of the oldest survivors of the last great pandemic to hit Europe, the Spanish flu, which he contracted as a young boy. He remembers it vividly and was not expected to survive beyond the age of six. While he got over the illness, tragica...

Updated: 11 Jan 2021, 20:44 A 107-year-old who survived the Spanish Flu reckons the Covid-19 pandemic is a “worldwide difficulty” that has never been experienced before. Michael J O’Connor wasn’t expected to live when he developed Spanish Flu at the age of six. 2 2 Michael J OConnor worked at sea during World War II The Kerry native recalled how his mother died from the virus while he defied the odds to pull through. Speaking to reporter Brian OConnell on RTE Radio 1’s Today With Clai...