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| File Reference |
MSP34REF51775
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| Name |
Bridget Bradley |
| Gender |
female |
| Address detail |
| Street |
Bellataleen, Murrisk, Westport
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| County |
Mayo
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| Country |
Ireland
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| Date of birth |
1903-02-02
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| Date of death |
1986-03-11
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| Associated files in MSPA |
34E4993; DP10977
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| Related files |
34SP1325 John Bradley (Brother) (File Not Found)
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| Easter rising service |
No |
| Organisation |
Cumann na mBan |
| Rank |
Unknown
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| Unit |
3 Battalion (Westport)
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| Company |
A Company (Westport)
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| Brigade |
1 Brigade (West Mayo)
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| Commanding Officer(s) |
Mrs Tessie O'Brien
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| Pension Claim |
Yes |
| Award Pension |
Yes |
| Army Pensions Act 1923/1953 |
Yes |
| Type of Award |
SPASpecial Allowance (DP file)
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| Military Service Pensions Acts 1924 |
No |
| Military Service Pensions Acts 1934 |
Yes |
| Grade |
E |
| Notes |
Awarded 1 and 11/12 years service for pension purposes in 1940
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| Military Service Pensions Acts 1949 |
No |
| Digital file |
Scanned/digital copyMSP34REF51775 Bridget Bradley.pdf
Scanned/digital copy34E4993 Bridget Bradley.pdf
Scanned/digital copyDP10977 Bridget Bradley.pdf |
| File dates |
13 December 1936 - 19 November 1987
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| Subject Information |
File relates to Bridget Bradley’s receipt of a military service pension in respect of her service with Cumann na mBan in the service periods between 12 July 1921 and 30 September 1923 during the War of Independence, Truce period and Civil War.
Miss Bridget Bradley had one brother John Bradley (34SP1325, File Not Found) who was Captain of the local Company of the Irish Volunteers and the IRA.
Applicant states that she was active during the 1918 General Election and also broke the windows of Murrisk RIC Barracks in 1919.
Attached to A Company (Westport), 3 Battalion (Westport), 1 Brigade (West Mayo), Cumann na mBan, it is stated that the applicant took part in general Cumann na mBan activity during the War of Independence (January 1919 – July 1921) including: dispatch work; scout-duty; feeding IRA Volunteers; helping to hide arms after arms-raids and the burning of Murrisk Barracks (no date) and the blowing up of Murrisk Bridge (no date).
Following an IRA ambush of Crown Forces at Carrowkennedy [1921], the applicant states that she sheltered and guided several members of the ‘Flying Column’ (Active Service Unit) and succeeded in getting them safely across the bay in boats.
Taking the anti-Treaty side in the Civil War (June 1922 – May 1923), Bridget Bradley claims that she took part in similar activities and once bought 3 or 4 clips of ammunition from a Free State soldier. Further states that she sheltered IRA Volunteers such as Edward Moane (MSP34REF50), John Gibbons (DP1712), James Flaherty (MSP34REF1222) and W. Malone.
File also includes signed handwritten statements regarding subject's service from James Flaherty (Undated); Edward Moane (1939) and John Gibbons (Undated).
File also contains material relating to Bridget Bradley’s successful application for a Special Allowance under the Army Pensions Acts including: application form; doctor’s notes; award certificates; medical reports; a copy of applicant’s birth certificate (1903); correspondence with solicitors and handwritten reports from Social Welfare investigating officers regarding applicant’s financial circumstances (1946-85). Representations were made on behalf of the applicant by Richard Walsh TD (1944; 1948); Michal Moran TD (1944; 1947) and P. Burke TD (1946).
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