Tógadh Éilís i bParóiste Múrach i dtigh ceolmhar, agus bhí tionchar mór, ó thaobh ceoil de, ag a muintir is a comharsain ar an stór ámhráin atá aici. Oidí scoil sa Pharóiste ab ea a seana mhuintir, Batt Ó Cinnéide agus Ellie Ní Chatháin agus a tuismitheóirí Caoimhín Ó Cinnéide agus Edna Uí Chinnéide. Dfhágadar ina ndiaidh saibhreas amhrán dos na glúinte. Rugadh ar an mBlascaod Mór a sin-sean athair Mícheál Mhuiris Ó Catháin. Tá taithí blíanta ag Éilis ag seinnt ceoil , ag amhrán agus ag cumadóireacht chomh maith. Is brea léi bheith ag múineadh na n-amhrán seo mar is dual di óna sinsear. Tá cáil domhanda uirthi mar amhránaí de thoradh an taistil atá déanta aici ina haonar agus le grúpaí ceoil éagsúla agus gradaim buaite aici dá saothar ceoil.

Éilís was raised in a musical family in Paróiste Múrach West of Dingle where her family and neighbours greatly influenced her store of songs. Her grandparents Batt Kennedy and Ellie Keane as well as her parents Caoimhín Ó Cinnéide and Edna Ní Chinnéide were school teachers with keen interest in songs ,language and in poetry which they passed on to generations . Her grand father Mícheál Mhuiris Ó Catháin was born on the Great Blasket. Éilís has decades of experience playing music, singing and composing. She loves to teach songs, as would be only natural given her background. She and has toured solo and with many groups over the years and has gained worldwide acclaim for her work.