Irish Olympian Jerry Kiernan Irish Olympian Jerry Kiernan will be remembered as a man of “great integrity and faith”, according to Fr Tom O’Keeffe of Cabinteely parish.
“Everyone who left St Brigid’s Boys school would say Jerry was a tremendous influence on their lives, a man of great integrity and deep faith indeed too,” Fr O’Keeffe said.
Mr Kiernan’s principal at St Brigid’s Boy’s School, Donal O’Meara, also remembered his “empathy and charity” throughout his teaching career and described him as a “modern Catholic” and “spiritual man”.
“He used to go to John Delaney for shirts that he sent out through contacts he had in Africa to children out there. He was always there to do anything for charity,” Mr O’Meara said.
Mr Kiernan died on Thursday, January 21, aged just 67 and is best remembered for his top 10 finish at the 1984 Olympics. He spent 30 years teaching at St Brigid’s Boy’s school, Foxrock.