What's the secret to a long life? It’s hard work according to Madge Curtis, who celebrated her 100th birthday last January.
Ms Curtis was one of 14 centenarians who came together for a special event hosted by Lord Mayor of Dublin Emma Blain.at the Mansion House.
"I think I had a wonderful life, I enjoyed every minute of it." she added.
Winnie Smith turned 100 last Wednesday.
"I have no special advice at all, only just hard work all my life." she said.
"Times are much better [today] than they were. Times weren't all that good in 1925 but we got through it and I'm here to tell the tale."
Anne Borrowman, 104, was the oldest of today's attendees.
She also said there was no secret to long life, and added that younger generations should "just keep going and be active all the time".
"I think if you keep an active mind that's the most important thing."
Ms Borrowman was born in 21 January 1921, on the same day as the Drumcondra ambush during the War of Independence.
"I've 17 great grandchildren, and I've lived to see them all doing well. What more can you ask for?.
"There was no electricity when I was young, and even when the electricity came there was no such thing as a shade, you had a little bulb.
"I was born and reared in a tenement on Caple St, but people have the wrong idea about the tenements.
"We weren't all poor people. They thought we never went to school and things like that which was wrong.
"There was a difference obviously, and we were all very happy people.
"People living in tenements all got on, the other people in our house were like an extended family.
"I had a very happy life, my husband died some years ago. We were married 67 years which was quite good."
Breda Wilson, 103, also put it down to "hard work", and laughed that younger generations can "get on with it as far as I’m concerned".
The Dublin City Centenarians Project had originally started in the 1990s and was used as a compliment to the President’s national recognition.
The event had not been held in more recent years, but was revived by Lord Mayor Emma Blain who said those attending have a "wealth of life experience to teach the rest of us".
"I loved meeting with them today at the Mansion House, hearing their wonderful memories and getting their advice for a long life which universally was to keep active and just get on with it!"
According to the city council, the original concept for the event was conceived by Senior Housing Welfare Officer Frank Goodwin, who was also at today's event.
The 13 women and one man who were honoured received a framed scroll, and were invited to sign the Dublin Centenarians Ledger.
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