Researching Jerry Cronin
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The name Jerry means "Form of GERALD. Spear Warrior" and is of Hebrew origin.
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Jerry Cronin
Jeremiah Cronin (15 September 1925 – 19 October 1990) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1965 general election as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork North-East constituency. He was appointed to the Irish Government on one occasion, serving as Minister for Defence from 1970 to 1973 under Taoiseach Jack Lynch. Cronin retired from domestic politics at the 1981 general election, having been elected to the European Parliament for a five-year term in 1979.
He was born in Currabeha, Fermoy, County Cork, the son of Alice (née Mulcahy) and Sean Cronin. His uncle, Arthur Mulcahy, was a member of the Old IRA, and was shot by British forces during the Irish War of Independence on 22 March 1921. Jerry Cronin died on 19 October 1990, having suffered with Parkinson's disease. He was married to Shelia Cronin (née Sheehan); they lived in Mallow, County Cork, and had six children.
Source: Jerry Cronin, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaJerry Cronin (hurler)
Jeremiah "Jerry" Cronin (born 1957) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Cork senior team.
Cronin joined the team during the 1977 championship and was a regular member of the extended panel until his retirement after the 1979 championship. During that time he won two All-Ireland medals and three Munster medals as a non-playing substitute. Cronin was also an All-Ireland and Munster medalist in the junior grade.
At club level Cronin was a four-time junior divisional championship medalist with Newmarket.
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