Daughter of Patrick Kearney Whitestown and Mary Killen Kearney Crossalaney, She was a sister of John Kearney (Father of Pat Joe and John Carlingford), A sister of Nicholas Kearney who married Elizabeth Morrissey Galway. A sister of Peter who died fighting in France in 1918, A sister of Bridget who didn't marry. Kitty married Philip Hughes of Newry.

