7 9 . ▁She ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁five ▁children ▁of ▁Tom as ▁Ó ▁Col la , ▁far mer , ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁Ma ig hr é ad . ▁Ma ig hr é ad ' s ▁father ▁was ▁Se án ▁Hi ú da í ▁Mac ▁an ▁Bh air d , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁noted ▁music ian . ▁M h ic ▁Gh ri anna ' s ▁father ▁died ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁four ▁years ▁old . ▁Her ▁mother ▁married ▁An tain ▁Ó ▁Gall ch ó ir ▁two ▁years ▁later , ▁and ▁the ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁his ▁home ▁on ▁A ran ▁M ór . ▁An tain ▁Ó ▁Gall ch ó ir ▁was ▁a ▁but cher ▁and ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁last ▁great ▁story t eller ▁on ▁the ▁island . ▁The ▁island ▁was ▁Irish - spe aking , ▁but ▁her ▁school ing ▁was ▁through ▁English ▁at ▁S co il ▁na ▁Le id h be ▁G air b he . ▁From ▁age ▁ 9 , ▁M h ic ▁Gh ri anna ▁spent ▁every ▁spring ▁on ▁In is ▁na ▁g Ca or ach , ▁har vest ing ▁k el p ▁and ▁doing ▁house work . ▁After ▁she ▁left ▁school , ▁she ▁worked ▁in ▁Lag án , ▁in ▁G le ann ▁M orn á in , ▁County ▁T yr one ▁and ▁later ▁on ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁L ough ▁Sw illy ▁for ▁three ▁years ▁all ▁together . ▁Following ▁this ▁she ▁travel led ▁between ▁Ireland ▁and ▁Scotland ▁pick ing ▁pot atoes . ▁ ▁M h ic ▁Gh ri anna ▁married ▁Sé am