Ireland's Oldest Mother -Aged 53 ; Mystery of Maire's Miracle As Irish Traditional Musician Maire Breatnach Proudly Walks Her New Baby the Controversy Rages Over How Old Is Too Old for a First-Time Mother [Eire Region Edition 2]

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A RENOWNED traditional music star has given birth to her first child at the age of 53 - making her Ireland's oldest known mother.

Maire Breatnach, a celebrated fiddler who has performed with Riverdance, Christy Moore, Ronan Keating and Mary Black, had a baby boy three months ago, according to locals.

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Ireland's Oldest Mother -Aged 53 ; Mystery of Maire's Miracle As Irish Traditional Musician Maire Breatnach Proudly Walks Her New Baby the Controversy Rages Over How Old Is Too Old for a First-Time Mother [Eire Region Edition 2]

It is believed the baby may have been conceived with the help of IVF treatment.

The news brings home to Ireland the growing debate about older mothers that has raged across Europe as advances in IVF treatment have allowed women as old as 67 to give birth. Last month, a Spanish woman, Maria Carmen del Bousada, died aged 69, leavin...

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