A Ramsey woman died after consuming nearly six times as much alcohol as the legal drink-drive limit.

Fifty-seven year-old Bernadette Maria Kelly died at her home on July 1, and a post mortem said she choked on her own vomit.

The inquest heard the level of alcohol in her blood was well above that which could lead to death and respiratory paralysis.

Coroner Michael Moyle recorded a verdict of misadventure and said the alcohol intake was one of the highest he had come across during his career.

Mrs Kelly was described as a lovely person who was never violent and there was no suggestion of self-harm.

On the day she died her partner returned home and could tell she had been drinking.

He tipped away the remains of a box of wine and an hour later she started staggering, fell over and was unable to get up.

Her partner thought she was sleeping it off but a few hours later, noticed she had been sick and called an ambulance.

Mr Moyle said he didn’t believe Mrs Kelly had intended to kill herself but had drunk to excess, which was difficult to deal with once the alcohol took hold.

Urging everybody to be moderate in their drinking, Mr Moyle told the court he had repeatedly made the view known that alcohol was a serious problem in the Island, and he wasn't sure it was being tackled with sufficient resolve.

(Picture: Douglas Courthouse, where the inquest was held).