Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Kiernan akaberekerwa muListowel, County Kerry. Akamirira nyika yokumusha kwake pa 1984 Summer Olympics muLos Angeles, California, uko akapedza ari munzvimbo yechipfumbamwe mumarathon evarume
. Mumwe wake, John Treacy, akahwina sirivha munhangemutange imwe cheteyo.