Mary was born on September 5th, 1919. Mary 's father was John Hernan and her mother was Mary Catherine Maloney. Her paternal grandparents were Owen Hernan and Kate Duffy; her maternal grandparents were John Maloney and <Unknown>. She was an only child. She died at the age of 92 on August 3rd, 2012.
Mary and Edward were married in a religious ceremony on August 3rd, 1943 in St. Josephs, Galway by Peter Davis and witnessed by Thomas Flanagan, Maria Hernan. They had two sons and a daughter, named Martin, Ollie and Flanagan.