Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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The Cold and Fresh Air - "I never likes comfort because I wasn't brought up to it"

Here are some more words of wisdom from 103 year old Dote O'Neill from Castledockrell here in Wexford. She tells me that she has no time for heat in a house and prefers the frost and the snow and always keeps the fresh air coming into the house with the door and windows open. My own grandmother lived til she was 103 and was built the same way, with the front door always open and fresh air coming into the house. I love how she says this:

"I never likes comfort because I wasn't brought up to it"

Text: Michael Fortune