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File Reference MSP34REF35966
Name Margaret Kilroy
Gender female
Address detail
Street Main Street, Newport
County Mayo
Country Ireland
Date of birth 1893
Notes Exact date of birth not recorded on file
Date of death 1962-12-16
Associated files in MSPA 34E8323
Related files MSP34REF3450 John Kilroy - subject's husband; MSP34REF839 Michael Kilroy (brother-in-law); MSP34REF35964 Annie Kilroy (sister and Michael Kilroy's wife)
Easter rising service No
Organisation Cumann na mBan
Rank Unknown
Company Newport Branch
Brigade West Mayo Brigade
Commanding Officer(s) Josie Doherty; Jack Connelly
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 1943, following appeal
Military Service Pensions Acts 1949 No
Digital file Scanned/digital copyMSP34REF35966 Margaret Kilroy.pdf
Scanned/digital copy34E8323 Margaret Kilroy.pdf
File dates 17 December 1935 - 28 May 1981
Subject Information File relates to Margaret Kilroy’s 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. Kilroy also claimed unsuccessfully for the periods between 23 April 1916 - 31 March 1920 and 1 April 1923 – 30 September 1923. Margaret Kilroy states that she was involved in Cumann na mBan before 1916. She was active in County Mayo during the War of Independence carrying out the usual activities such as attending meeting and fund-raising. She says her house was a dispatch centre and her business address was used as a covering address for dispatches. The house was used to host meetings for officers and rifles and revolvers were stored there. Margaret Kilroy’s sister Annie (MSP34REF35964) was married to Michael Kilroy (MSP34REF839), who was Officer Commanding of the 4th Western Division. On 18 May 1921 Black and Tans [RIC] fired on the subject’s house and she was forced to flee with her five children. She went to the country to stay with friends and continued her activity by supplying information on troop and police movements and sending food to Column men [Active Service Unit]. Following the shooting at the house it was subsequently burned. In the Truce period Kilroy supplied goods and food to IRA training camps. The subject was in back in Newport, County Mayo when the Civil War broke out and she continued with her activities such as distributing funds, supplying food and receiving dispatches. When National Army troops entered Newport her house was guarded by soldiers and she was forbidden from leaving the town. She says she was in bad health in this period. File contains material relating to Margaret Kilroy’s application for a Military Services Pension including; handwritten references from Jack Feehan (7 July 1940) and John Connolly (8 July 1940); typed transcript of sworn statement by the subject to Advisory Committee (Military Service Pensions Act, 1934) on 11 July 1940 and Advisory Committee notes for discussion with Moane and Kilroy (19 November 1940), Mr. and Mrs. Kilroy (16 December 1941) and M.L. Kennedy (18 March 1943). Some material closed for Data Protection reasons.