Susan (Una) McCann, a West Belfast woman who turned 100 in March, died at her home on Monday.

Born on March 31, 1926, at 182 Cavendish Street, she was the tenth of 13 children of Sarah and Thomas McGlinchey. The family later moved to the Springfield Road, and she attended St John's Girls' Primary School and the Assumption Convent Grammar School in Ballynahinch.

Her career included posts with the Northern Ireland Civil Service at Stormont, Aer Lingus in Dublin, and PricewaterhouseCoopers in Belfast. A gifted pianist, she met her husband, Joe McCann, at a céilí dance. They married in May 1955 and had six children.

In her centenary year, she was honoured with a Mass at Clonard Monastery and presented with an Apostolic Blessing from Pope Leo XIV.

The Redemptorist Community at Clonard described her as a much-loved member of the faith community. She attended daily Mass, served in the Women's Confraternity and as a Minister of the Word and Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist, and received a Jubilee Confraternity Medal. Even when her eyesight deteriorated, she stayed connected through the livestream of Mass and used technology to pray the Rosary with people internationally.

Sinn Féin Councillor Claire Canavan said she was sorry to hear of Mrs McCann's death and offered condolences to her family, noting a life spanning two centuries was a remarkable milestone.

Mrs McCann is survived by her children Tony, Dermot, Bronagh, Ciarán, Fergal and Paul, as well as 19 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Her husband predeceased her.

Her remains will leave her home on the Springfield Road on Friday at 9.30am for Requiem Mass at St Paul's Church at 10am, with burial afterwards at Milltown Cemetery.