Keary, Gerald Joseph, 1884-, former Jesuit Novice
- Person
- 21 February 1884-
Born: 21 February 1884, Woodford, County Galway
Entered: 07 September 1901, St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, County Offaly
Left Society of Jesus: 1901
Brother of William M Keary (ANG) - RIP 1958
Father a grocery and hardware shopkeeper. Mother died 10 days after his birth (1884, age 37), two brothers and a sister died before her, and another sister shortly afterwards. Father died in 1890 when he was six. Three living brothers, a doctor, family businessman and a Jesuit. There areb seven sisters, two of whom are nuns (a Dominican and a Good Shepherd.
Youngest of fifteen children, of whom 11 are living.
Educated at Woodford NS and then Coláiste Iognáid SJ