The O' Rahilly Commemoration

kerry | history and heritage | event notice Wednesday March 29, 2006 17:56 by Find mac Cumhaill - Craobh Gál Gréine craobhgalgreine at yahoo dot ie

1916 Leader, 90th Anniversary

A commemoration to mark the 90th Anniversary of the death of The O' Rahilly, will take place at Ballylongford, Co. Kerry; on Sunday 23rd April 2006. The main speaker of the Commemoration will be Dereck Warfield of the 'Wolfe Tones'. All are invited

Michael Joseph O' Rahilly, was born on April 22nd 1875, and was known as The O' Rahilly, being chief of the O' Rahilly clan. He was born at Ballylongford, Co. Kerry. He was killed on April 29th 1916 fighting for the freedom of his country. He was a keen Irish nationalists and Irish language enthusiast, being a member of An Coiste Gnotha, the governing body of the Gaelic League. He had personally being in charge of the first major arming of the Irish Volunteers, of which he was a founding member of, with the landing of Guns at Howth, on 26th July 1914. He was Director of Arms of Olaigh na hÉireann.