3 January 1863 Longevity in Armagh On Thursday morning 1st January, Cornelius HACKETT aged 108 years, died in the City of Armagh, possessed of all his faculties. Corny was born on the property of Lord Charlemont in the County of Tyrone and when the French landed at Carrickfergus, in 1760, he accompanied his father (being then 6 years of age) to the scene of action. This proves his birth to be in 1754 and his age 108 years. Deceased was a sawyer by trade and even up to a few months of his death, he was able to move about the street and use the spade or rake. John HILL who was believed to have been the oldest man in England, died about year since, in his 104th year.
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