dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z dʒˈɪmi dɹˈʌm spˈɛnt θˈɜːtiːn jˈɪɹz ɪn pɹˈɪzən fɔːɹ ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən æktˈɪvᵻɾi, lˈiːvɪŋ mˈɛɹ tə dˈuː mˈoʊst əv ðə ɹˈeɪzɪŋ ʌv ðɛɹ fˈoːɹ tʃˈɪldɹən.
During the 1950s and 1960s Jimmy Drumm spent 13 years in prison for Republican activity, leaving Máire to do most of the raising of their four children.