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In 1942 she married the actor-playwright Gerard Healy. Her husband Gerard Healy the actor-playwright died on the 9th of March 1963 in London. After playing in front of an enthusiastic audience in Hugh Leonard's 'Stephen D', her husband Gerard Healy collasped in theatre and passed away. He was then burried in Mount Jerome Cemetery and Crematorium, Harolds Cross Dublin. . In 1971, Eithne signed her last contract with her beloved Abbey Theatre, she played the role as the Mother in Jack White's 'Today The Bullfinch', and in Tom Murphy's 'The Morning After Optimism'. . Eithne Dunne (Healy) died 21 December 1988, which was said to be the darkest day of the year in a London Hospital aged 69. . . Eithne Dunne's funeral mass was celeberated in Donnybrook church, Dublin. . Eithne Dunne was burried in Mount Jerome Cemetery in Dublin, alongside her husband Gerard Healy. . Eithne Dunne is remebered for her career in acting, especially performing for many years in the Abbey Theatre, where her career began. She is remebered by many Irish and English companies, including the Radio Eireann Repertory Company, as she was a well-known member.