Norah was born on April 29th, 1911 in Tipperary. Norah's father was William Casey and her mother was Maggie Ivers. Her paternal grandparents were James Casey and Jane (Janie) Fogarty. She had a brother and a sister, named James and Maggie. She was the youngest of the three children. She died at the age of 89 on August 17th, 2000.