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.
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