Michael Joseph O'Rahilly | |
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Mícheál Seosamh Ó Rathaille | |
_(2).jpg) Michael Joseph O'Rahilly (The O'Rahilly) c. 1913-1916 | |
| Born | Michael Joseph Rahilly 22 April 1875 Ballylongford, County Kerry, Ireland |
| Died | 29 April 1916 (aged 41) Dublin, Ireland |
| Resting place | Glasnevin Cemetery |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Other names | The O'Rahilly, Ua Rathghaille |
| Education | Clongowes Wood College |
| Organization(s) | Irish Volunteers Gaelic League |
| Spouse(s) | Nancy O'Rahilly
(m. 1899) |
| Children |
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| Parent(s) | Ellen Mangan Richard Rahilly |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Irish Volunteers |
| Years of service | 1913–1916 |
| Rank | Director of Arms |
| Battles / wars | Easter Rising |
Michael Joseph O'Rahilly (Irish: Mícheál Seosamh Ó Rathaille or Ua Rathghaille; 22 April 1875 – 29 April 1916), known as The O'Rahilly, was an Irish republican and nationalist. He was a founding member of the Irish Volunteers in 1913 and served as Director of Arms. Despite opposing the action, he took part in the Easter Rising in Dublin and was killed in a charge on a British machine gun post covering the retreat from the Dublin GPO during the fighting.