(FOX NEWS) – Maureen (Flavin) Sweeney, a lighthouse worker
in Ireland whose critical weather reports helped ensure the
success of the epic D-Day invasion of Normandy in World War
II, died on Sunday at 100 years old, according to multiple
reports on Monday in Irish media.

Her death was received with reverence on Capitol Hill.

Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Michigan (below) told Fox News Digital. 
"Maureen Sweeney is a hero and saved countless lives of
Allies."

A young Maureen and the Blacksod Bay Lighthouse.

The song “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” topped the Billboard pop
chart on December 18, 1961, was an instant classic that went
on to become one of the most successful pop songs of all time,
yet its true originator saw only a tiny fraction of the song’s
enormous profits.

On December 18, 1620, the English ship Mayflower arrived at
modern-day Plymouth, Massachusetts, and its passengers
prepared to begin their new settlement, Plymouth Colony.

(originally released in 1945 as Merry Christmas)