Irén was born on March 12th, 1885 in Tata. Irén's father was Imre Ujváry and her mother was Aloyzia Gabriella Burchner. Her paternal grandparents were Mátyás Ujváry and Irma Kováts. She had a brother and two sisters, named Lajos, Ilona and Ida. She was the second oldest of the four children. She had a half-brother and three half-sisters, named István, Juliska, Mária and Jolán. She died at the age of 87 in 1972.