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| File Reference |
2D179
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| Name |
Matthew McGrath |
| Gender |
male |
| Address detail |
| Street |
Annaghneal, Feakle
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| County |
Clare
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| Country |
Ireland
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| Notes |
Date of birth not recorded on file.
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| Date of death |
1922-09-29
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| Place |
Listowel, County Kerry
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| Notes |
Both 1922-09-23 and 1922-09-29 recorded as date of death on the file
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| Associated files in MSPA |
F125; 32/L/201 (Empty file)
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| Civilian occupation |
Overseer on roads;
Farm hand;
Timber feller;
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| Easter rising service |
No |
| Organisation |
Óglaigh na hÉireann/National Forces |
| Rank |
Captain
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| Company |
1 Western
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| Commanding Officer(s) |
M L Hogan
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| Pension Claim |
No |
| Award Pension |
Yes |
| Army Pensions Act 1923/1953 |
Yes |
| Type of Award |
OTHOther
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| Notes |
James McGrath awarded a gratuity of £150
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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 copyW2D179MATTHEWMcGRATH.pdf
Scanned/digital copyW32L201MATTHEWMcGRATH.pdf
Scanned/digital copyWF125MATTHEWMcGRATH.pdf |
| File dates |
13 November 1923 - 28 November 1934
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| Subject Information |
File relates to James McGrath's application for a dependant's allowance or gratuity, under the Army Pensions Act 1923, in respect of his son, Matthew McGrath, who was accidentally shot and killed 23 September 1922 at Listowel, County Kerry.
Subject's mother, Margaret McGrath claims that her son: 'joined up since the first of the struggles with the Black and Tans' and continued serving until the Truce period. An article from a local newspaper states that McGrath joined a column (Active Service Unit) in September 1920 and that he was on active service everyday until the signing of the truce. The article also states that on one occasion, at Tulla, McGrath was fired on by a British patrol and that on returning fire, he killed an officer.
File also includes material relating to an unsuccessful application, from Margaret McGrath, for an allowance or gratuity under the Army Pensions Act 1932.
File includes: application form and material submitted by James McGrath in support of his application; Adjutant General's report confirming the circumstances surrounding Mathew McGrath's death; Garda Síochána report detailing James McGrath's circumstances and his level of dependence on his son at the time of his death; typed copy of a newspaper article regarding the service and activities of Matthew McGrath; extract of baptismal register for Margaret McGrath (nee McMahon).
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