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| File Reference |
1P57
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| Name |
Patrick Kelly |
| Gender |
male |
| Address detail |
| Street |
Chapel Street, Louisburgh
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| County |
Mayo
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| Country |
Ireland
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| Date of birth |
1895
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| Notes |
Not recorded on file.
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| Associated files in MSPA |
A100
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| Civilian occupation |
Carpenter;
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| Easter rising service |
No |
| Organisation |
Irish Republican Army |
| Rank |
Officer
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| Unit |
4 Battalion
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| Brigade |
West Mayo Brigade
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| Commanding Officer(s) |
Kilroy
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| Pension Claim |
Yes |
| Award Pension |
Yes |
| Army Pensions Act 1923/1953 |
Yes |
| Type of Award |
WPWound pension
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| Notes |
Awarded a pension of £40 per annum to April 1925.
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| Military Service Pensions Acts 1924 |
No |
| Military Service Pensions Acts 1934 |
No |
| Military Service Pensions Acts 1949 |
No |
| Digital file |
Scanned/digital copy1P57 Patrick Kelly.pdf
Scanned/digital copyA100 Patrick Kelly.pdf |
| File dates |
3 December 1923 - 21 February 1947
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| Subject Information |
File relates to Kelly's application for a wound pension or gratuity under the Army Pensions Acts in respect of gun shot wound sustained by him while serving with the IRA on 20 April 1921. Claims that he received the wound owing to the accidental discharge of a comrade's revolver in Furrigal, County Mayo. Noted in letter from Gearoid O'Sullivan that applicant was connected with the Irregular movement and that he was on the run until [1923].
Kelly found upon re-examination to be no longer suffering from the wound (25 May 1925).
File contains: medical report on an ex-Irish Volunteer claiming disability in respect of service.
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