{"id":75630,"date":"2025-08-17T18:29:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T18:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/75630\/"},"modified":"2025-08-17T18:29:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T18:29:12","slug":"wexford-woman-celebrating-102-birthday-says-physical-exercise-is-the-secret-to-long-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/75630\/","title":{"rendered":"Wexford woman celebrating 102 birthday says physical exercise is the secret to long life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Carmel Carroll celebrating turning 102 with family, friends and staff in Valentia Nursing Home Camolin. PHOTO: Sabrina Ffrench\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/cd8a8905-2d75-4bf8-94a8-7468b3e8e016.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Carmel Carroll celebrating turning 102 with family, friends and staff in Valentia Nursing Home Camolin. PHOTO: Sabrina Ffrench<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Carmel Carroll with her friend Ann Cushe celebrating turning 102 with family, friends and staff in Valentia Nursing Home Camolin. PHOTO: Sabrina Ffrench\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/d23e60c4-00a8-481a-aef8-38fb4064485d.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Carmel Carroll with her friend Ann Cushe celebrating turning 102 with family, friends and staff in Valentia Nursing Home Camolin. PHOTO: Sabrina Ffrench<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Carmel Carroll celebrating turning 102 with family, friends and staff in Valentia Nursing Home Camolin. PHOTO: Sabrina Ffrench\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5cbbd0e2-109b-47c1-ac9a-79dd50c837a2.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Carmel Carroll celebrating turning 102 with family, friends and staff in Valentia Nursing Home Camolin. PHOTO: Sabrina Ffrench<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Carmel Carroll celebrating turning 102 with family, friends and staff in Valentia Nursing Home Camolin. PHOTO: Sabrina Ffrench\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/a1627eee-692f-4275-9feb-781431204ac1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Carmel Carroll celebrating turning 102 with family, friends and staff in Valentia Nursing Home Camolin. PHOTO: Sabrina Ffrench<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Carmel Carroll with her nieces Edel and Jacinta Quinn celebrating turning 102 with family, friends and staff in Valentia Nursing Home Camolin. PHOTO: Sabrina Ffrench \" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0fbfdbb1-f0d9-493a-9013-595eb40b2a26.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Carmel Carroll with her nieces Edel and Jacinta Quinn celebrating turning 102 with family, friends and staff in Valentia Nursing Home Camolin. PHOTO: Sabrina Ffrench <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mary Owley with Carmel Carroll celebrating turning 102 with family, friends and staff in Valentia Nursing Home Camolin. PHOTO: Sabrina Ffrench\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/9f3d0aaf-b19a-4cfa-9f5f-e07a30232a95.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Mary Owley with Carmel Carroll celebrating turning 102 with family, friends and staff in Valentia Nursing Home Camolin. PHOTO: Sabrina Ffrench<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">There was great celebration in Valentia Nursing Home in Camolin last week as friends and families gathered around to celebrate a milestone birthday of one of their residents.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mary Owley with Carmel Carroll celebrating turning 102 with family, friends and staff in Valentia Nursing Home Camolin. PHOTO: Sabrina Ffrench\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1755455352_789_9f3d0aaf-b19a-4cfa-9f5f-e07a30232a95.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Mary Owley with Carmel Carroll celebrating turning 102 with family, friends and staff in Valentia Nursing Home Camolin. PHOTO: Sabrina Ffrench<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Carmel Carroll, who was born in Dublin and lived there until nine years ago before she came to live with her nieces Jacinta and Edel in Gorey, has been a resident in Valentia Nursing Home since Monday, March 31.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Carmel celebrated her 102nd Birthday with a special tea Party, surrounded by family, friends and her special friends from St. Aidans Day Care, Elderflower Unit, Gorey. The tea with a special cake was enjoyed by all while Carmel also received her commemorative medal from the President Michael D Higgins.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Carmel Carroll with her nieces Edel and Jacinta Quinn celebrating turning 102 with family, friends and staff in Valentia Nursing Home Camolin. PHOTO: Sabrina Ffrench \" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1755455352_2_0fbfdbb1-f0d9-493a-9013-595eb40b2a26.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Carmel Carroll with her nieces Edel and Jacinta Quinn celebrating turning 102 with family, friends and staff in Valentia Nursing Home Camolin. PHOTO: Sabrina Ffrench <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Carmel Carroll celebrating turning 102 with family, friends and staff in Valentia Nursing Home Camolin. PHOTO: Sabrina Ffrench\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1755455352_101_5cbbd0e2-109b-47c1-ac9a-79dd50c837a2.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Carmel Carroll celebrating turning 102 with family, friends and staff in Valentia Nursing Home Camolin. PHOTO: Sabrina Ffrench<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Carmel Carroll with her friend Ann Cushe celebrating turning 102 with family, friends and staff in Valentia Nursing Home Camolin. PHOTO: Sabrina Ffrench\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1755455352_398_d23e60c4-00a8-481a-aef8-38fb4064485d.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Carmel Carroll with her friend Ann Cushe celebrating turning 102 with family, friends and staff in Valentia Nursing Home Camolin. PHOTO: Sabrina Ffrench<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">According to her nieces Edel and Jacinta, Carmel believes her secret to a long life and happiness is regular exercise, good food and keeping the mind active. A such, she spends a great time knitting and up to recently did puzzles. She also loves the cooking programmes on the TV.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Faith has also played a very important part in her life and she has consistently had a great sense of humour.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Carmel Carroll celebrating turning 102 with family, friends and staff in Valentia Nursing Home Camolin. PHOTO: Sabrina Ffrench&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":75631,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[64,63,538,137,58277],"class_list":{"0":"post-75630","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fitness","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-fitness","11":"tag-health","12":"tag-rachel-cahill"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75630"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75630\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}