Championships in 1982. These world championships were the first to include a compulsory horse inspection prior to the event. Honours O'Reilly was conferred an honorary degree of doctor of laws by Dublin University (1978) and the National University of Ireland (1986). He was also an honorary fellow of his alma mater, Trinity College Dublin. In 2002, O'Reilly was invested as a Knight Commander of the Equestrian Order of St Gregory the Great by Pope John Paul II in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the restoration of the Irish College in Paris. Personal life In 1950, O'Reilly married Teresa "Tess" Williams, of the Tullamore distilling family. They had 10 children: Mary, Charles, Jane, Olivia, Margaret, Rose, Louise, Peter, Paul and Julie. He died at Rathmore, County Kildare at age 91, survived by his wife and 10 children, and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. References 1922 births 2013 deaths Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Chancellors of the University of Dublin People educated at Ampleforth College People from County Dublin Knights Commander of the Order of St Gregory the Great People educated at St Gerard's School, Bray