Later Life, Death and Legacy
In 1954 he was guest of honour at a dinner sponsored by Clan na Gael and the IRA Veterans of America in New York where he said he was returning to the mission fields of Africa, but he remained faithful to the All Ireland Republic. He died on 26 March 1977 and was buried in Liverpool, England.
Vernon Street in Sligo was renamed Pilkington Terrace in is named in his memory.
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