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Meet great-great granny Annie
17.06.10
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by Linda McGrory
HUNDREDS of Inishowen ladies can proudly boast of
their granny status, some can even say they're a
great-granny but not many live to see a great-great
grandchild born.
Meet sprightly Annie Crumlish from Glenagiveney,
near Kinnego Bay - mother, grandmother, great
grandmother and great-great grandmother.
Annie, at 87 years old, might seem relatively young
to be at the head of a whopping five generations.
Nevertheless, a full 85 years separates her from the
latest generation, aged just 2.
Annie is pictured, centre, with her daughter Mary
Frances Doherty, 68, her grand-daughter Annemarie
Richardson, 50, her great-grandson Gavin Richardson,
23, and her great-great grandson, Callum Richardson,
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A mother of 12, Annie
was widowed relatively young when her husband, John,
died aged 56. Mary Frances, 68, married in Moville
and went on to have no fewer than 19 children -
eleven daughters and eight sons.
One of those 19, Annemarie Richardson, became a
granny two years ago with the birth of her son
Gavin’s child, Callum, to partner, Emma Mackey, from
Derry.
Annemarie’s brother, Joe Doherty, said the family
only recently realised just how rare a five
generation milestone is.
"We asked a few people how many generations were
still living in their families. Some said three and
an odd one said four but nobody said five. It
definitely seems to be a bit rare," said Joe, a
director of Moville Clothing Company.
He said his granny Annie, was in great health. "She
never drank or smoke, she eats a lot of fish and she
keeps her own hens. She still bakes her own bread
and goes to bingo every week. She's in great form,"
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