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| File Reference |
2D94
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| Name |
Patrick McBreen |
| Gender |
male |
| Address detail |
| Street |
Gretiagh, Bailieboro
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| County |
Cavan
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| Country |
Ireland
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| Address detail |
| Street |
Corravilla, Drumleague, Bailieboro
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| County |
Cavan
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| Country |
Ireland
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| Notes |
Date of birth not on file. Age on attestation form (1 April 1922) given as 27 years and on death certificate as 31 years
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| Date of death |
1922-09-15
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| Place |
Church Street, Dundalk, County Louth
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| Notes |
Date and location are as given on death certificate. 14 September 1922 at Clanbrassil Street, Dundalk is also on file as date and location of death.
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| Associated files in MSPA |
438B; 577/54 (Empty file); 3MSRB347; C2/177; 2D389; F366
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| Related files |
52480 subject's National Army service number;
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| Civilian occupation |
Farm Labourer;
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| Easter rising service |
No |
| Organisation |
Irish Volunteers |
| Rank |
Volunteer
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| Unit |
Carrickallen Battalion
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| Company |
Knockbride East Company
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| Brigade |
Cavan Brigade
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| National Army Service Number |
52480
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| Organisation |
Irish Republican Army |
| Rank |
Private
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| Unit |
Carrickallen Battalion
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| Company |
Knockbride East Company
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| Brigade |
3 Cavan Brigade
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| National Army Service Number |
52480
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| Organisation |
Óglaigh na hÉireann/National Forces |
| Rank |
Private
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| Division |
5 Northern Division
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| National Army Service Number |
52480
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| Pension Claim |
No |
| Award Pension |
Yes |
| Army Pensions Act 1923/1953 |
YesYes |
| Type of Award |
DADependant's allowance
OTHOther
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| Notes |
Rose McBreen
Mary McBreen awarded a gratuity of £50.
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| Military Service Pensions Acts 1924 |
No |
| Military Service Pensions Acts 1934 |
No |
| Military Service Pensions Acts 1949 |
No |
| Digital file |
Scanned/digital copyW2D94PATRICKMCBREEN.pdf
Scanned/digital copyW3MSRB347PATRICKMCBREEN.pdf
Scanned/digital copyW438BPATRICKMCBREEN.pdf
Scanned/digital copyW577_54PATRICKMCBREEN.pdf
Scanned/digital copyWC2_177PATRICKMCBREEN.pdf
Scanned/digital copyW2D389 Patrick McBreen.pdf
Scanned/digital copyWF366 Patrick McBreen.pdf |
| File dates |
5 December 1923 - 18 June 1973
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| Subject Information |
File relates to Rose McBreen's receipt of a dependents' allowance under the Army Pensions Acts in 1964 in respect of her husband National Army Private 52480 Patrick McBreen.
Private Patrick McBreen died from wounds received / injuries incurred from a grenade explosion during an attack on the National Army foot patrol of which he was a member by 'Irregulars' (IRA) in Dundalk, County Louth on 15 September 1922 during the Civil War. Patrick McBreen served with the Irish Volunteers and IRA prior to joining the National Army on 1 April 1922.
File (2D389) relates to Mary McBreen’s application under the Army Pensions Acts in respect of the death of her son Patrick McBreen.
File includes: signed typed report dated 2 February 1923 from National Army Dublin Command Headquarters to the Adjutant General regarding the date and circumstances of Private Patrick McBreen's death; report from an Garda Síochána detailing Mary McBreen’s circumstances and dependency on deceased at the time of his death; material relating to Rose McBreen's unsuccessful application under the Army Pensions Act, 1923; signed handwritten statements and letters regarding the verification of Patrick McBreen's pre-Truce IRA service from Patrick Sheils, Patrick Smith TD, Michael Lynch, Joseph Lynch, Bernard O'Reilly and Philip Carolan; and material relating to the settlement and closure of Rose McBreen's dependents' allowance account following her death on 14 April 1973 - partly closed.
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