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RO393
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2 Battalion (Cookstown), 3 Brigade, 2 Northern Division, IRA
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27 January 1940 |
| Scope and Content |
File relates to the efforts of the Office of the Referee, Military Service Pensions Act, 1934, to ascertain membership details for 2 Battalion (Cookstown), 3 Brigade, 2 Northern Division, IRA on the first and second critical dates – 11 July 1921 and 1 July 1922 - in relation to the administration of that legislation.
This Battalion covered parts of counties Tyrone and Derry and the material on file relates to both 11 July 1921 and 1 July 1922. A reorganisation appears to have taken place between the two critical dates with three new companies being formed. See below for further details.
As well as the names of those concerned, membership listings on file may also include: addresses; whether interned/imprisoned; whether deceased; references to membership of the National Army/Defence Forces, Gárda Síochána; military service pension file references.
File includes: membership lists for the staffs of the Battalion and the constituent companies and lists of the membership of the individual companies on 11 July 1921 and 1 July 1922; pro forma, [created by officials of the Office of the Referee], entitled ""2nd Battn (Cookstown). 3rd Bde. 2nd N. Div."" with entries where applicable under the following headings: ""Company""; ""11th July 1921"", 1st July 1922"" and "Remarks"; letters and correspondence involving former IRA officers, members of the IRA Brigade Committee and officials of the Office of the Referee regarding the listings on file and referring to the military service pension applications of named individuals.
Constituent units and companies with membership listings and/or figures (in brackets) on file for 11 July 1921 are: A (Cookstown) (11); B (Bellaherty (Belagherty)) (31); C (Ballinderry) (23); D (Littlebridge) (31); E (Moneymore) (16); G (Lissan) (26); Magherafelt outpost (11); Battalion staff (4 and 10).
Constituent units and companies with membership listings and/or figures (in brackets) on file for 1 July 1922 are: A (Cookstown) (31); B (Bellaherty (Belagherty)) (29); C (Ballinderry) (62); D (Littlebridge) (26); E (Moneymore) (14); F (Keenaught (Keenaght)) (32); G (Lissan) (27); H (Loop (The Loup)) (21); J (Mooretown) (40); Magherafelt outpost (11); Battalion staff (4 and 11).
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MA-MSPC-RO-393.pdf |
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