Tyrone couple ‘weathered the storm’ to celebrate 60 happy years together

Paddy and Susie Armour were married in the village’s St Mary's Church on a bitterly cold February 6 in 1963.

The family celebration also marked Susie's 80th birthday.

The couple were joined by the original bridal party - bridesmaid, Bridie Devlin, bestman, Tommy Devlin and flowergirl. Mary McCloskey.

Paddy and Susie have nine children - six daughters and three sons - and became proud grandparents to 16 grandchildren.

Their reception meal at Maghery had to be changed from hot to a cold after the electricity went off because of the weather.

Daughter Jacqueline Harrison added: “Their honeymoon was to be in Scotland but that too had to be postponed because the planes weren’t going out . All in all it was an adventurous day but they weathered the storm and made it to 60 years of marriage with their original bridal party still alive.”