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| File Reference |
1924A59
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| Name |
James Cooney |
| Gender |
male |
| Address detail |
| Street |
85 Queen Street, Dublin
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| County |
Dublin
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| Country |
Ireland
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| Address detail |
| Street |
26 Lower St. Columba's Road, Drumcondra, Dublin
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| County |
Dublin
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| Country |
Ireland
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| Address detail |
| Street |
Iveagh House, Dublin
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| County |
Dublin
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| Country |
Ireland
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| Address detail |
| Street |
39 Reginald Street, Dublin
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| County |
Dublin
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| Country |
Ireland
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| Address detail |
| Street |
64 Fitzroy Avenue, Dublin
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| County |
Dublin
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| Country |
Ireland
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| Address detail |
| Street |
8 Blackhall Place, Dublin
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| County |
Dublin
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| Country |
Ireland
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| Address detail |
| Street |
11A Blackhall Parade, Dublin
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| County |
Dublin
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| Country |
Ireland
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| Address detail |
| Street |
11 Marino Green, Dublin 3
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| County |
Dublin
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| Country |
Ireland
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| Date of birth |
1894-05-24
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| Date of death |
1973-09-03
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| Associated files in MSPA |
MSP34REF21601; 24A1173; 24SP4413; DP36196;
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| Related files |
8692; 57087 (subject's National Army and Defence Forces service numbers)
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| Easter rising service |
Yes |
| Organisation |
Irish Volunteers |
| Rank |
Volunteer
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| Unit |
2 Battalion
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| Company |
D Company
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| Brigade |
Dublin Brigade
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| Commanding Officer(s) |
Seamus Cavanagh (Seamus Kavanagh)
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| National Army Service Number |
8692; 57087
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| Organisation |
Óglaigh na hÉireann/National Forces |
| Rank |
Private
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| Unit |
1 Battalion
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| Division |
2 Eastern Division
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| Company |
1 Company
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| Brigade |
Dublin Brigade
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| National Army Service Number |
8692; 57087
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| Pension Claim |
Yes |
| Award Pension |
Yes |
| Army Pensions Act 1923/1953 |
Yes |
| Type of Award |
DPMRDisability pension, medical reasons
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| Military Service Pensions Acts 1924 |
Yes |
| Grade |
A |
| Notes |
Awarded 7.513 years service for pension purposes in 1945 by the Board of Assessors, Military Service Pensions Act, 1924 constituted under the Military Service Pensions Act, 1934. See subject information for full details.
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| Military Service Pensions Acts 1934 |
No |
| Military Service Pensions Acts 1949 |
No |
| Digital file |
Scanned/digital copyWMSP34REF21601JAMESCOONEY.pdf
Scanned/digital copyW24A1173JAMESCOONEY.pdf
Scanned/digital copyWDP36196JAMESCOONEY.pdf
Scanned/digital copyW24SP4413JAMESCOONEY.pdf |
| File dates |
8 January 1925 - 25 November 1975
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| Subject Information |
File relates to James Cooney's receipt of a military service pension in respect of his service with the Irish Volunteers for part of the periods between 1 April 1916 and 31 March 1917 and with the National Forces for part of the periods between 12 July 1921 and 30 September 1923.
James Cooney was imprisoned in Mountjoy from February to July 1916 for obtaining a rifle from a British soldier. He joined the National Army in April 1922 and served with the Defence Forces until April 1924. His application under the 1924 act was rejected in March 1926 as his claim to service for the period of his imprisonment in 1916 was not accepted as service of a nature or duration to warrant the award of a Certificate of Service. Similarly his application under the 1934 act was rejected in October 1940 on the grounds that he was not a person to whom the act applied. Cooney appealed this decision to the Minister for Defence in 1944 and was finally awarded service for pension purposes in February 1945 by the Board of Assessors, Military Service Pensions Act, 1924 constituted under the Military Service Pensions Act, 1934.
File includes: signed statements regarding claimant's service and service pension application from Eamon Morcan, M. J. Campbell, Joseph Byrne, Richard Healy, Liam Ua Cearbhaill and Tomás Ó Nualláin (Thomas Nolan); handwritten notes of evidence given by subject before the Board of Assessors, Military Service Pensions Act, 1924; signed typed letter (8 April 1925) from E. J. Duggan to Gearoid O' Sullivan enclosing handwritten letter (3 April 1925) from subject to E. J. Duggan requesting Duggan's assistance with subject's pension application; internal Department of Defence memos etc relating to Cooney's pension application; typed extract from the Register of Mountjoy Prison dated 8 January 1945 recording details regarding the conviction and sentencing of James Cooney on 25 February 1916; handwritten notes and typed summary of sworn evidence given by James Cooney and S. Kavanagh on 12 January 1945; handwritten notes and typed summary of evidence given by Liam Ua Cearbhaill on 25 January 1945; reference to claimant's application for 1916 Medal and Service (1917-1921) Medal; reference to claimant's employment in St. Stephen's Green, Dublin as a labourer with the Office of Public Works from 1931 to 1962; material, including social welfare reports (closed), relating to James Cooney's successful application for a Special Allowance under the Army Pensions Acts in 1962 - this allowance was terminated from 1 December 1963 due to excess means; and material relating to subject's wife, daughter, son in law and two grandchildren - partly closed.
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