FLASHBACK: Kilkenny woman Kay (92) 'settled and calm' on daring 15,000ft charity skydive

Kilkenny native Kay Sinclair jokes that her family has told her “to play chess from now on after the then 92 year old daringly took to the skies at the Irish Parachute Club at Clonbulloge Airfield in Offaly and took a 15,000ft plunge for charity in July last year. - CLICK > TO SCROLL PICTURES BELOW

Supported by an army of well-wishers, from her native Kilkenny - Kay is a Gaffney originally from Reimeen, Tullaroan - and adopted home of Donegal Town, Kay took everything in her stride and enjoyed the experience, with the moment captured on video by the Irish Parachute Club.

She did it in memory of her son Michael, to raise money for the Youth Suicide Prevention Ireland (YSPI). And although high winds forced a postponement till the following morning, Kay buckled up alongside her tandem, Vinny Howard from Clare.

Kay knows a thing or two about hurling, camogie and football. She is related to Kilkenny families, the Langtons, Gaffneys and Walshs, who have played All-Ireland level camogie and hurling and is the grand aunt of Tommy, Shane, Miriam and Grace Walsh from Tullaroan. Kay's late sister Peg from Tullaroan was their grandmother. Kay's son Kevin is the manager of Four Masters in Donegal Town, a place where Kay laughs as she describes herself as a "blow-in 60 years later!".

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"The reason I decided to do the skydive was because of the date it fell, Michael’s anniversary. Thirty-seven years,"  Kay told Donegal Live. "I originally thought it would be at Donegal Airport in Carrickfinn, but no, so off I went to Offaly. It added to things though as I have so many family members not far from there, who could come and watch.

"Everyone who worked there was very helpful. They were brilliant. I was very settled and calm and I felt as though Michael was with me. So up we went, it was misty, and up, up, up and up above the clouds. You’re there and the hatch is open and you’re looking out with your legs dangling. And away you go …"

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