In a future post, a musical link will be disclosed with Séamus Ó Tuama's sister Máire. For this post, a few biographical remarks. Remember, the brothers De Barra are the grandsons of Séamus Ó Tuama, so Máire Ní Thuama is their great-aunt.

The only daughter of Seán Fear Ó Tuama, Máire displayed her own commitment to the republican cause. While her brother Seán Óg Ó Tuama was detained at Camp Curragh from 1940 to 1944, Máire Ní Thuama was one of six women arrested because of their republican activities and sentenced to several years in Mountjoy Prison.

Their father, Seán Fear, became a widower with the loss of his wife Síle. Seán Óg and his sister Máire installed their father at their Dublin home, and there he remained until he died.