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| File Reference |
MSP34REF61099
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| Name |
Mary O'Donnell |
| Gender |
female |
| Maiden/Other names |
Mulcrone
Mulchrone
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| Address detail |
| Street |
Aughagowla, Westport
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| County |
Mayo
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| Country |
Ireland
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| Address detail |
| Street |
1706 North Monitor Avenue, Chicago 39, Illinois
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| Country |
United States of America
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| Address detail |
| Street |
5512 North Parkside, Chicago, Illinois 60630
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| Country |
United States of America
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| Date of birth |
1899-03-15
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| Date of death |
1997-07-15
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| Associated files in MSPA |
34E9551
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| Easter rising service |
No |
| Organisation |
Cumann na mBan |
| Rank |
Unknown
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| Division |
4 Western Division
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| Company |
Brockagh Branch
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| Brigade |
West Mayo Brigade
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| Commanding Officer(s) |
Mary Mulcrone [subject]
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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 1 and 3/4 years for pension purposes in 1952
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| Military Service Pensions Acts 1949 |
No |
| Digital file |
Scanned/digital copyMSP34REF61099 Mary O'Donnell.pdf
Scanned/digital copy34E9551 Mary O'Donnell.pdf |
| File dates |
13 December 1946 - 29 August 1997
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| Subject Information |
File relates to Mary O’Donnell receipt of a military service pension in respect of her service with Cumann na mBan in the service periods between 1 April 1920 and 31 March 1923, during the War of Independence, Truce period and Civil War. O’Donnell also claimed unsuccessfully for the periods between 1 April 1917 – 31 March 1920 and 1 April 1923 – 30 September 1923.
Mary O’Donnell joined Brockagh Branch of Cumann an mBan and was active in County Mayo during the War of Independence, Truce period and Civil War. She states that she was O/C of the branch carrying duties such as making haversacks, attending to wounded men, carrying dispatches and providing food and accommodation for Flying Column [Active Service Unit]. James Kilroy TD mentions that her brother was killed during the Civil War [Patrick Mulchrone of Aughagowla, Westport, County Mayo died on 3 November 1922 having being shot by National Army forces at Brockagh, Aughagowla; file reference DP6228]. O’Donnell left Ireland in 1925 and was living in the United States of America at the time of her application in 1946.
File contains material relating to Mary O’Donnell’s application for a Military Services Pension including; two application forms and representation on her behalf from James Kilroy TD (3 February 1947). Some material closed for Data Protection reasons.
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