Salt of the generations

Elizabeth Dempsey, a resident of Ailesbury Nursing Home in Sandymount, shared her secrets of living to 106 with Minister for Older People Helen McEntee at a presentation last week.

Elizabeth is one of over 40 centenarian nursing home residents across the country who are being presented with special commemorative certificates by Nursing Homes Ireland to mark them being 100 years of age or older in this special commemorative year.

The cert features a copy of the Proclamation and a commendation for reaching such a significant milestone.

Inscribed within it is a quote from Pádraig Pearse: “There are in every generation those who make it with joy and laughter and these are the salt of the generations.”