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| File Reference |
MSP34REF3423
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| Name |
Michael McDonagh |
| Gender |
male |
| Address detail |
| Street |
Derrycoosh, Raheens, Castlebar
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| County |
Mayo
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| Country |
Ireland
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| Notes |
Not recorded in file.
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| Notes |
Not recorded in file.
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| Associated files in MSPA |
34SP3971
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| Related files |
MD31448 Medal file available in the Military Archives. Possibly same individual.
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| Easter rising service |
No |
| Organisation |
None |
| Pension Claim |
Yes |
| Award Pension |
No |
| Military Service Pensions Acts 1924 |
No |
| Military Service Pensions Acts 1934 |
No |
| Military Service Pensions Acts 1949 |
No |
| Digital file |
Scanned/digital copyMSP34REF3423 Michael McDonagh.pdf
Scanned/digital copy34SP3971 Michael McDonagh.pdf |
| File dates |
8 January 1935 - 1 September 1983
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| Subject Information |
File relates to Michael McDonagh’s unsuccessful application for a military service pension in respect of his claimed service with the Irish Volunteers and the IRA for part of the periods between 1 April 1917 and 30 September 1923.
Claims that he was a member of Castlebar Company and that he took part in raids for arms, dispatch work. During the War of Independence applicant claims that he was involved in activities in County Mayo: blocked roads; dispatch work. Claims that in the Truce period he was on guard in barracks. During the Civil War McDonagh again claims he carried dispatches and blocked roads.
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