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| File Reference |
MSP34REF35334
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| Name |
Kate Noone |
| Gender |
female |
| Address detail |
| Street |
Furnace, Newport
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| County |
Mayo
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| Country |
Ireland
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| Date of birth |
1880
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| Date of death |
1964-04-09
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| Place |
County Home Castlebar, Mayo, Ireland
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| Associated files in MSPA |
34E5009
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| Easter rising service |
No |
| Organisation |
Cumann na mBan |
| Unit |
Newport Battalion
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| Company |
Shramore Company
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| Commanding Officer(s) |
Jim Gibbons; Ed Lyons; J.Doherty; John Connolly; P.J.McDonald
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| Pension Claim |
Yes |
| Award Pension |
Yes |
| Army Pensions Act 1923/1953 |
No |
| Military Service Pensions Acts 1924 |
No |
| Military Service Pensions Acts 1934 |
Yes |
| Grade |
E |
| Notes |
Awarded 2 and 1/4 years service for pension purposes
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| Military Service Pensions Acts 1949 |
No |
| Digital file |
Scanned/digital copyWMSP34REF35334KATENOONE.pdf
Scanned/digital copyW34E5009KATENOONE.pdf |
| File dates |
23 December 1935 - 27 June 1964
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| Subject Information |
File relates to Kate Noone's successful application for a military service pension in respect of her service with Cumann na mBan for parts and full periods between 1 April 1920 to 30 September 1923 (applicant claims full service from 1 April 1917 to 30 September 1923). Awarded 2 and 19/36 years of service for pension purposes in March 1941.
Applicant states that she joined Cumann na mBan in 1917 and had soon charge of the Shramore Section of Cumann na mBan. Applicant was involved in routine duties until 1920/1921 (first aid lectures, collecting funds...). In 1920/1921, applicant carried dispatches, mainly to Newport and provided support to the column men. At the onset of the Civil War, her house was used by Divisional Officers and meeting were held there regularly. The house was raided frequently. Activities continued until the cease fire.
File contains: material relating to the pension application and its payment to the applicant; application for pension (completed and dated 23 December 1935); life certificate dated February 1941; reference letters from Michael Kilroy, Tom Cleary and John Connolly, P.J.[McDonald], Annie Kilroy; handwritten statement of activities (1917-1923) signed by applicant; typed summary of evidence and typed sworn statement made by applicant before Advisory Committee dated 11 March 1938.
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