During the Irish War of Independence, he transferred to C Company, 3 Battalion, Dublin Brigade, IRA in summer 1920.
Re-joining his unit, Kerlin took the anti-Treaty side in the Civil War and in Autumn 1922 joined the General Headquarters (GHQ) staff.
[1]= According to Dublin Made Me, Todd Andrews' memoir, Kerlin was deputy Director of Intelligence during the Irish Civil War to Michael Carolan.
[3] Kerlin died from TB aged 32 on 13 November 1934 at his residence "Ardnashee" in Dundrum, County Dublin.
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