1 9 . ▁Her ▁parents ▁were ▁Leopold ▁H . ▁Ker ney ▁and ▁Ray mon de ▁( née ▁É lie ) ▁from ▁Bor de aux . ▁She ▁had ▁two ▁brother , ▁John ▁and ▁E am on . ▁She ▁attended ▁the ▁Cross ▁and ▁Pass ion ▁Con vent , ▁Kil c ull en , ▁County ▁K ild are , ▁Lor eto ▁College , ▁Madrid , ▁and ▁Lor eto ▁College , ▁St ▁Stephen ' s ▁Green , ▁Dublin . ▁She ▁entered ▁University ▁College ▁Dublin ▁( U CD ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁gradu ating ▁with ▁a ▁B A ▁in ▁languages ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁she ▁married ▁Richard ▁Brazil ▁Wal sh ▁( 1 8 ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁- ▁ 1 9 9 2 ). ▁They ▁had ▁two ▁sons ▁and ▁three ▁daughters , ▁Ter ence , ▁Mich eline , ▁A ide en , ▁Mon ique ▁and ▁Michael . ▁ ▁Career ▁Ker ney ▁Wal sh ▁joined ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁the ▁O verse as ▁Archives ▁in ▁U CD ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁established ▁by ▁Professor ▁Patrick ▁Mc B ride . ▁She ▁published ▁The ▁O ' Ne ills ▁in ▁Spain ▁and ▁The ▁Mc D onn ells ▁of ▁An trim ▁on ▁the ▁Cont inent ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁her ▁four - volume ▁Spanish ▁kn ights ▁of ▁Irish ▁origin ▁with ▁the ▁subsequent ▁volumes ▁appearing ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁