115:. After the launch of the Irish national broadcasting service, 2RN, in January 1926, O'Connor was recruited as violinist and leader to the station's emerging "orchestra" which developed out of Clery's Instrumental Trio. Her sister played viola in this ensemble. On 4 December 1928 O'Connor married David Glasgow (died 1960), an engineer. They had one daughter and one son. She kept her maiden name as her stage name and survived a number of attempts to force her resignation due to her marriage as most civil service appointments were subject to a marriage bar.
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