Kirwan's son, William English Kirwan, a 1962 UK graduate, is currently the third Chancellor of the University System of Maryland, and former president of the University of Maryland, College Park and The Ohio State University.
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Carney was elected as a Democrat in 1970, defeating attorney Richard McLaughlin, to the Ninety-first Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Michael J. Kirwan, and reelected to the four succeeding Congresses, from (November 3, 1970-January 3, 1979).
The institutions became known as the 'Godless Colleges', and Kirwan's position came under severe pressure from several leading bishops, including his own metropolitan bishop, John McHale, the Archbishop of Tuam.
The primary educational television station in American Samoa bears Kirwan's name.