Michael Francis Kiernan known as (Sonny) married Margaret (nee Begley)  and they had 5 Children, Victor, Mary, Bridie, John and Nan. Tom Brady (Longford) was reared by sonny & margaret owing to the death of his mother at a very young age.

 

Sonny followed in his father footsteps and became a blacksmith, he operated a good business from Kiernan’s cross and employed many blacksmiths, his most important protégé was his eldest son Victor who he passed the reins of the business onto.

 

Life was cut short for sonny owing to heart condition and he died on the 24th October 1962, aged 54 years.