Son of Cornelius Rahilly and Mary Kelleher, of Dooneen.
He joined the British Army in May 1913.
At the start of WW1, he was recorded as
10714 Private Cornelius Rahilly
The Royal Irish Regiment.
During the retreat from Mons, Belgium, in August 1914, he was taken prisoner of war by the German army. As a soldier in the early days of the war, and part of the British Expeditionary Force, he was one of "The Old Contemptibles". During his imprisonment he "changed sides", and was recruited into the Casement Brigade.
On his return to Ireland in 1919, he joined the IRA, and became a Lieutenant in the 1st Battalion of the 4th Cork Brigade.
For an account of his time in Germany, and afterwards, see a well-researched article
Irish Brigade
Son of Cornelius Rahilly and Mary Kelleher, of Dooneen.
He joined the British Army in May 1913.
At the start of WW1, he was recorded as
10714 Private Cornelius Rahilly
The Royal Irish Regiment.
During the retreat from Mons, Belgium, in August 1914, he was taken prisoner of war by the German army. As a soldier in the early days of the war, and part of the British Expeditionary Force, he was one of "The Old Contemptibles". During his imprisonment he "changed sides", and was recruited into the Casement Brigade.
On his return to Ireland in 1919, he joined the IRA, and became a Lieutenant in the 1st Battalion of the 4th Cork Brigade.
For an account of his time in Germany, and afterwards, see a well-researched article
Irish Brigade
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