Nic an Bhaird is a native speaker of Irish and attending Belfast's Irish language secondary school, Coláiste Feirste, where she was taught by Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún.
Nic an Bhaird, who speaks Irish as her first language, attended Belfast's Irish-language high school, Coláiste Feirste, where she received education from Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún.