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| File Reference |
MSP34REF16385
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| Name |
Patrick Moylett |
| Gender |
male |
| Address detail |
| Street |
58 Fortfield Road, Kimmage
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| County |
Dublin
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| Country |
Ireland
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| Address detail |
| Street |
193 Upper Rathmines Road, Dublin
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| County |
Dublin
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| Country |
Ireland
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| Date of birth |
1878
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| Date of death |
1973-08-14
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| Associated files in MSPA |
34D1806;
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| Related files |
DP11684 Patrick John Moylett subject's son
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| Civilian occupation |
Director, Irish Overseas Shipping and Trading Company;
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| Easter rising service |
No |
| Organisation |
Irish Republican Army |
| Rank |
Unknown
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| Division |
General Headquarters
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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 |
D |
| Notes |
Awarded 2 and 1/3 years service for pension purposes in 1941
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| Military Service Pensions Acts 1949 |
No |
| Digital file |
Scanned/digital copyWMSP34REF16385PatrickMoylett.pdf
Scanned/digital copyW34D1806PatrickMoylett.pdf |
| File dates |
22 October 1935 - 2 May 1974
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| Subject Information |
File relates to Patrick Moylett's receipt of a military service pension in respect of his service with the IRA in the service periods between 1 April 1920 and 11 July 1921. Applicant also claimed unsuccessfully for service in the periods between 1 April 1916 and 31 March 1920.
Patrick Moylett claims membership of the Irish Volunteers from 1914. He states that he was standing to arms during the 1916 Easter Rising but had no active service. From 1917 Moylett claims to have been involved in the reorganisation of the Irish Volunteers in County Mayo - purchasing arms and ammunition himself - as well as undertaking political work with Sinn Fein. Moylett states that in 1919, along with F. G. Meagher (MSP34REF59531), he became a director of the Irish Overseas Shipping and Trading Company which was set up by Dáil Éireann to allow for the importation of arms and equipment for the Irish Volunteers and IRA.
In October 1920 he was sent to London by Michael Collins and Arthur Griffiths to use his personal position and connections as a wealthy and prominent businessman and former employee of Harrods in London to undertake propaganda work and establish contacts with the British Government for possible peace negotiations. Previous to this he states that British forces had commandeered both his private residence in Salthill, Galway and a business premises in Ballyhaunis, County Mayo and also destroyed another business premises in [County Galway]. From January 1921, following the failure of peace efforts, Moylett concentrated his efforts on attempts to purchase and import arms into Ireland from the United States of America, Russia Italy, France, Denmark, Germany and Czechoslovakia. From May 1921 he again became involved as an intermediary in efforts to establish a truce between the British Government and Dáil Éireann. Although he claims to have continued with activities until February 1922 there are no details of these on file and he does not claim for them.
File includes: original signed handwritten and copy typed statements and letters produced and submitted by Patrick Moylett in support of his service pension application; handwritten notes, typed summary and typed transcript of evidence given by Patrick Moylett before the Advisory Committee, Military Service Pensions Act, 1934 on 10 June 1940 (8 pages) and 26 September 1940 (11 pages); handwritten notes dated 24 June 1940 relating to discussion by the Advisory Committee regarding subject's service pension claim; typed summary (1 page) and transcript (3 pages) of evidence given by Dermot O'Hegarty on 18 July 1940 before the Referee and Advisory Committee, Military Service Pensions Act, 1940; typed transcript of statement made by Gearoid O'Sullivan on 15 November 1940 regarding Patrick Moylett; typed copy unaddressed letter of 15 September 1920 from Diarmuid O'hEigceartiugh (sic), Runaidhe na h Aireachta enclosing typed copy letter dated 14 September 1920 from P. P. O'Concubair to the Secretary, Dáil Éireann regarding the Commission of Enquiry into Local Government; typed copy letter of 16 November 1920 from Arthur Griffith to, 'Eire Og', 204 Gt. Brunswick St., Dublin to 'Dear Mr. Moylett' and stating that if the proposals put forward in a letter to the 'Times' newspaper by Brigadier General Cockrell regarding a possible truce and peace conference between the British Government and Dáil Éireann were accepted by the British Government that Dáil Éireann will accept them too and that "..all activities which might hamper the assembly and sittings of such a conference could be speedily arranged"; typed copy letters and statements regarding Patrick Moylett's service and activities from Diarmuid O h-Eigeartaigh (sic), M. J. Staines, Richard Walsh TD, F. G. Meagher and Ernest Blythe; unsigned, undated handwritten note recording differing opinions of the members of the Advisory Committee, Military Service Pensions Act, 1934 as to whether Patrick Moylett comes within the terms of the Military Service Pensions Act, 1934 and stating that the writer "...came to the conclusion that applicant does come within the act, and I so hold"; and material relating to Patrick Moylett's surviving children - closed.
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