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| File Reference |
MSP34REF57456
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| Name |
Thomas Barry |
| Gender |
male |
| Maiden/Other names |
Barry, Tom
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| Address detail |
| Street |
10 Ardfoile Place, Blackrock Road, Cork City
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| County |
Cork
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| Country |
Ireland
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| Address detail |
| Street |
64 Patrick Street, Cork City
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| County |
Cork
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| Country |
Ireland
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| Date of birth |
1897
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| Date of death |
1980-07-02
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| Associated files in MSPA |
34A28
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| Related files |
MSP34REF26980 (Leslie Price Barry);
MSP34REF29144 (John Chambers) - referenced by Chambers in his statement
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| Easter rising service |
No |
| Organisation |
Irish Volunteers |
| Rank |
Unknown
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| Unit |
1 Battalion
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| Company |
Bandon Company
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| Brigade |
3 Cork Brigade
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| Commanding Officer(s) |
Michael Herlihy
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| Organisation |
Irish Republican Army |
| Rank |
Unknown
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| Unit |
1 Battalion
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| Company |
Bandon Company
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| Brigade |
3 Cork Brigade
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| Commanding Officer(s) |
Charles Hurley
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| Organisation |
Irish Republican Army |
| Rank |
Brigade Staff Officer
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| Division |
1 Southern Division
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| Brigade |
5 Cork Brigade
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| Commanding Officer(s) |
Liam Lynch
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| Organisation |
Irish Republican Army |
| Rank |
Divisional Staff Officer
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| Division |
1 Southern Division
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| Commanding Officer(s) |
Michael Collins
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| Organisation |
Irish Republican Army |
| Rank |
Divisional Staff Officer
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| Division |
1 Southern Division
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| Commanding Officer(s) |
Liam Lynch; Frank Aiken
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| Organisation |
Irish Republican Army |
| Rank |
Unknown
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| Division |
General Headquarters
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| Commanding Officer(s) |
Liam Lynch; Frank Aiken
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| Pension Claim |
Yes |
| Award Pension |
Yes |
| Military Service Pensions Acts 1924 |
No |
| Military Service Pensions Acts 1934 |
Yes |
| Grade |
A |
| Notes |
Awarded 5 and 487/500 years service for pension purposes
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| Military Service Pensions Acts 1949 |
No |
| Digital file |
Scanned/digital copyWMSP34REF57456TomBarry.pdf
Scanned/digital copyW34A28TomBarry.pdf |
| File dates |
27 November 1938-25 June 2003
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| Subject Information |
File relates to subject's service pension claim and covers his service with the IRA from late 1919/early 1920 through the War of Independence to his resignation from the Army Executive Council of the IRA in July 1923 as an intelligence officer, Flying Column (Active Service Unit) Commander, and Deputy Divisional Commander, 1 Southern Division during the War of Independence, Liason Officer for the Martial Law Area during the Truce period, and on the General Headquarters Staff of the Southern Command and the Army Executive Council during the Civil War. File also contains reference to: his service with the British Army; convictions by the Military Tribunal in May 1934 and April 1935; and applications for Service (1917-1921) Medal with Bar and Emergency 1939-1945 service medal miniatures.
File further contains material relating to subject's appeal against original pension grade and service awarded including handwritten notes and typed transcripts of sworn evidence taken regarding his claim from the subject himself and: Liam Deasy; Seán Moylan; Ernest O'Malley; William Quirke; M. Cremin; Tom Crofts; Gearóid O'Sullivan; Seán Buckley; Florence O'Donoghue; Ted [Tadgh] O'Sullivan; F. Begley; M. Donegan; Frank Aiken; Michael Herlihy; and Patrick Murray. In addition file contains handwritten and typed original and copy signed letters from the following regarding his claim: Tom Hales; Florence O' Donoghue; Frank Aiken; Seán Buckley; Con Crowley; Michael Herlihy; Patrick Murray; Tom Crofts; Daniel Holland; Eamon De Valera; P. J. Rutledge; Gearóid O'Sullivan; Leslie Beán De Barra; and Richard Mulcahy. File also refers to Barry's conviction by Military Tribunal in May 1934 of possession of a firearm and ammunition without a certificate and for contempt of the Tribunal and also in April 1935 for membership of an unlawful association, failure to give an account of his movements when demanded by a member of the Garda Siochana and for contempt of the Tribunal.
File also contains correspondence from 2 October 2002 to 25 June 2003 (closed to the public) between subject's niece and the Veterans Administration Section of the Department of Defence regarding information contained in the file.
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