Early Life
Harney was born in Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, County Galway in 1953. Her parents, who lived in nearby Ahascragh, were both farmers but her family moved to Newcastle, County Dublin shortly after her birth. She was educated at the Convent of Mercy, Inchicore and Presentation Convent, Clondalkin before studying at Trinity College, Dublin.
During her time at university, she made history by becoming the first female auditor of the College Historical Society. In 1976, she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in General Studies and for a brief time was a secondary school teacher at Castleknock College in Dublin.
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