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| File Reference |
MSP34REF56564
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| Name |
Nora Burke |
| Gender |
female |
| Address detail |
| Street |
Doon, Westport
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| County |
Mayo
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| Country |
Ireland
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| Address detail |
| Street |
1736 North Edgewood Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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| Country |
United States of America
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| Address detail |
| Street |
1128 Jackson Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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| Country |
United States of America
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| Notes |
Date of birth not recorded on file
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| Notes |
Date of death not recorded on file
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| Associated files in MSPA |
34SP57551
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| Easter rising service |
No |
| Organisation |
None |
| Pension Claim |
Yes |
| Award Pension |
No |
| Army Pensions Act 1923/1953 |
No |
| Military Service Pensions Acts 1924 |
No |
| Military Service Pensions Acts 1934 |
No |
| Military Service Pensions Acts 1949 |
No |
| Digital file |
Scanned/digital copyMSP34REF56564 Nora Burke.pdf
Scanned/digital copy34SP57551 Nora Burke.pdf |
| File dates |
27 January 1938 - 05 September 1940
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| Subject Information |
File relates to Nora Burke’s unsuccessful application for a military service pension under the Military Service Pensions Act, 1934. Applicant claimed membership of Cumann na mBan in the service periods between 01 April 1917 and 11 July 1921 during the War of Independence.
Nora Burke states that she was a member of the Aughagower Branch, [3 Battalion], West Mayo Brigade, Cumann na mBan under the command of Mrs O Brain. During the War of Independence (January 1919 - July 1921), the subject claims that she took part in first-aid training; fundraising; dispatch work and catering for IRA members on the run.
Taking the anti-Treaty side in the Civil War (June 1922 - May 1923), Nora Burke states that she took part in similar activity including procured ammunition from National Army soldiers in Westport, County Mayo.
Nora Burke did not appear before the Advisory Committee and did not provide any references.
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