Hundreds of locals parade past Irish woman’s house in a convoy to celebrate her 100th birthday on tiny island after Covid restrictions ruined her party plans
- Ellen Fadian celebrated her 100th birthday on the Irish isle of Achill
- The centenarian was unable to hold a big celebration due to Covid restrictions
- Neighbours organised a festive convoy with over 100 cars to drive past her home
A parade of locals on a small Irish island celebrated a woman’s 100th birthday with a huge festive convoy outside her house.
Ellen Fadian was unable to have a party because of coronavirus restrictions but her neighbours made sure she still had a special day to mark the milestone.
She has spent her whole life living in Dooagh, on Achill, an isle on the west of Ireland.
A parade of locals on a small Irish island celebrated Ellen Fadian’s 100th birthday with a huge festive convoy outside her house
![Friends and neighbours dressed up in Christmas outfits and played music outside her front door](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/12/24/13/37226290-9085755-image-a-43_1608817018121.jpg)
Friends and neighbours dressed up in Christmas outfits and played music outside her front door
![A convoy of more than 100 cars gathered to wish Ellen a happy birthday after her birthday plans were adapted for Covid](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/12/24/13/37226292-9085755-image-a-44_1608817053647.jpg)
A convoy of more than 100 cars gathered to wish Ellen a happy birthday after her birthday plans were adapted for Covid
Her friends and neighbours decided to rally together for the special occasion and treat her to a socially distanced celebration.
They organised a huge procession of more than 100 cars to drive past her house and wish her a happy birthday.
A team of bagpipers led the procession before the cars drove past, with drivers waving flags and honking their horns.
Sean Molloy, 50, who filmed the event, said: ‘She’s reared her whole family in the village, she’s lived here all her life. That’s where she was born, in that house.
![Her friends and neighbours decided to rally together for the special occasion to celebrate in a unique way](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/12/24/13/37226286-9085755-image-a-45_1608817140907.jpg)
Her friends and neighbours decided to rally together for the special occasion to celebrate in a unique way
![She has spent her whole life living in Dooagh, on Achill, an isle on the west of Ireland](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/12/24/13/37226284-9085755-image-a-46_1608817154247.jpg)
She has spent her whole life living in Dooagh, on Achill, an isle on the west of Ireland
![Ellen celebrated the massive milestone but was unable to have a big party because of coronavirus restrictions](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/12/24/13/37226298-9085755-image-a-47_1608817170494.jpg)
Ellen celebrated the massive milestone but was unable to have a big party because of coronavirus restrictions
![They organised a huge procession of more than 100 cars to drive past her house and wish her a happy birthday](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/12/24/13/37226300-9085755-image-a-49_1608817218832.jpg)
They organised a huge procession of more than 100 cars to drive past her house and wish her a happy birthday
‘It was a very important day for the village to recognise it, but we can’t have celebrations like everywhere else, so some members of the village organised a drive by for her birthday.
‘I would say there was about 130 cars and most cars were full of children and everything, there must have been 4-500 people all together.
‘I enjoyed it, it was an amazing scene – especially in the day, every place in Europe was getting bad news yesterday and we were no different here, but it was a little light of joy in what would otherwise have been a fairly depressing Christmas.
‘I can’t believe all the shares and messages that have been coming in from all over the world, this was a small glimmer of joys in peoples lives.’
![Sean Molloy, 50, who filmed the event, said around 130 cars joined in with the procession in front of her house](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/12/24/13/37226294-9085755-image-a-50_1608817244697.jpg)
Sean Molloy, 50, who filmed the event, said around 130 cars joined in with the procession in front of her house
![Ms Fadian was born in the same house she has now lived in for 100 years](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/12/24/13/37226302-9085755-image-a-51_1608817281067.jpg)
Ms Fadian was born in the same house she has now lived in for 100 years
![Mr Molloy said: 'I can't believe all the shares and messages that have been coming in from all over the world, this was a small glimmer of joys in peoples lives'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/12/24/13/37226280-9085755-image-a-52_1608817431472.jpg)
Mr Molloy said: ‘I can’t believe all the shares and messages that have been coming in from all over the world, this was a small glimmer of joys in peoples lives’