‘I was born in 1914 and started a war!’ says Larne woman ahead of 106th birthday
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Jean McCullough was born in 1914, the year World War 1 commenced and four years before the outbreak of Spanish flu.
Ahead of her big birthday this Sunday (November 29), celebrations - in keeping with public health guidelines - have already commenced.
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Hide AdJean lives in her own home but once a week attends the Northern Trust’s Gloucester Park Day Centre in the Co Antrim town where staff were delighted to mark her birthday, on Wednesday.
![The Mayor, Cllr Peter Johnston, presented Jean with flowers and a card.](https://www.newsletter.co.uk/webimg/TUFZMTI3MzkyMjEz.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=640&quality=65)
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The Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Councillor Peter Johnston, also attended and presented Jean with flowers and a card.
When asked for a comment on the milestone, Jean quipped: “I was born in 1914 and started a war!”
She adds she has no bad habits, never smoked or had a drink and puts this down as her secret to long life.
Staff described Jean as an “amazing lady”.
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