Legacy and Honors
In his honor, and to commemorate Saint Patrick's Battalion, a bronze sculpture was erected in his birthplace of Clifden, Ireland, as a gift from the Mexican government.
In the 1999 film One Man's Hero Riley was portrayed by Tom Berenger.
Read more about this topic: Jon Riley
Famous quotes containing the words legacy and/or honors:
“What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism.”
—Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1466–1536)
“He most honors my style who learns under it to destroy the teacher.”
—Walt Whitman (1819–1892)