She was one of the authors of a highly regarded collection published jointly with her brother, Donncha Ó Céileachair.
She was born on 25 July 1924 in Cúil Aodha, an Irish-speaking district in County Cork.
She trained as a teacher at Mary Immaculate College in Limerick and subsequently taught at Harold's Cross and at Crumlin, Dublin.
[1] She and her brother were involved with Cumann na Scríbhneoirí (The Irish-language Writers’ Association) in Dublin in the nineteen fifties.
[1] This collection has been praised for its concise style and broad range of subject matter.