Maureen Glynn was born Maureen Coleman to Patrick and Norah Coleman in Cahermaculick, Shrule, Co Mayo, Ireland. She was educated at Gortjordan National School and at the Convent of the Sisters of Mercy in Oranmore in Co Galway.
Mike Glynn was born in Portumna, Co Galway, Ireland. He was educated at the local national school and secondary school.
In 1959, both Maureen and Mike migrated to London and first met at a dance there in 1961. They married on 29 June, 1963, had two children, Brian and Fiona, and now live in Enfield in North London. Son Brian lives in Turnford, Hertfordshire. Their daughter, Fiona, married in 2002 and lives with husband Nigel Steele in Manuden, a small village near Bishops Stortford in Hertfordshire.