Please answer the following question: Facts: - death place: southampton , england - clubs: drumcondra dundalk sligo rovers shamrock rovers southampton yeovil town - caps: 132 - position: goalkeeper - nationalcaps: 5 1 - years: 1945 1951 -- 1956 1956 -- 1958 -- 1948 1948 -- 1949 1949 -- 1951 - height: 5 8 - nationalyears: 1951 -- 1952 1951 - death date: december 1981 -lrb- age 62 -rrb- - youthclubs: drumcondra - nationalgoals: 0 0 - birth date: 7 july 1919 - fullname: frederick william kiernan - name: fred kiernan - nationalteam: ireland league of ireland xi - birth place: dublin , ireland - goals: 0 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of fred kiernan .
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frederick william kiernan -lrb- 7 july 1919 -- december 1981 -rrb- was an irish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the 1940s and 1950s .