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A40_1
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1 Donegal Brigade, 1 Northern Division
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Dates of material covered within A40_1: 1919 - 1921 |
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File relates to the submission of documentation regarding the activities of the 1 Brigade to the Referee under the Military Service Pensions Act, 1934 by the 1 Brigade Committee. File contains the detailed activities of 1 Brigade, 1 Northern Division, IRA. Includes: letter from Seamus McCann to the secretary of the Referee regarding the pension application of Charles Zammet (Zemmitt MSP34REF1773); letter from Seamus McCann outlining the difficulties in arranging brigade meetings and details of the attack at Glenties; correspondence between the Referee and Feargus Murphy regarding incident at Gortahork; newspaper extract from unidentified newspaper regarding an IRA attack on Commandant General Joseph Sweeney, T.D; list of members of D Company, 2 Battalion who assisted (road blocking/cutting) in the attack at Falcarragh. File also contains 14 sketch maps -
(1) sketch map of Strand Road, Derry outlining IRA and British forces positions of April 1921. Reverse contains details of operation and names of participants. No scale; (2) sketch map of Marlborough Road/ Rosemount Avenue, Derry outlining IRA and British forces positions of April 1921. Reverse contains details of operation and names of participants. No scale; (3) sketch map of Waterloo Place, Derry and locality outlining IRA and British forces positions in March 1920. Reverse contains details of operation and names of participants. No scale; (4) sketch map of Falcarragh, County Donegal outlining IRA and British forces positions in March 1921. Reverse contains details of operation and names of participants. No scale; (5) sketch map of troop train ambush at Meenbanad, County Donegal in January 1921. Includes position of train and surrounding locality. No scale provided;
(6) sketch map of troop train ambush at Crolly, County Donegal in January 1921. Includes position of train and surrounding locality. No scale provided; (7) sketch map of the IRA attack on Glenties Barracks, County Donegal in April 1921. Map depicts Glenties and IRA position and location of barracks. No scale provided; (8) sketch map of the IRA attack on Carrigart Barracks, County Donegal on 14 May 1921. Sketch depicts Carrigart and IRA position and location of barracks. No scale provided; (9)
sketch map of the IRA attack on Dungloe Barracks, County Donegal on 5 July 1920. Sketch depicts Dungloe and IRA position and location of barracks. No scale provided; (10) sketch map of the IRA hold up at Lackenagh, County Donegal with handwritten notes. No scale provided; (11) sketch map of the IRA ambush at Lackenagh, County Donegal on 9 August 1920. No scale provided; (12) sketch map of the IRA ambush at Rampard (Rampart)/Meenmore Road in October/November (both recorded) 1919. No scale provided. Includes an accompanying list of names and addresses of participants; (13) sketch map of the IRA attack at Burtonport. No scale provided. Includes a handwritten explanation of sketch and an accompanying list of names and addresses of participants; (14) sketch map of the IRA attack at Burtonport in 1921. No scale provided.
Dates of material covered within A40_1: 1919 - 1921.
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A40_1 1 Brigade 1 Northern Division.pdf
A40_1_ 1 Brigade 1 Northern Division.pdf |
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