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| File Reference |
MSP34REF16408
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| Name |
Seán Walshe |
| Gender |
male |
| Maiden/Other names |
John
Walsh
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| Address detail |
| Street |
Burke Street, Fethard,
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| County |
Tipperary
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| Country |
Ireland
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| Address detail |
| Street |
Coolnure, Fethard,
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| County |
Tipperary
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| Country |
Ireland
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| Date of birth |
1894-01-16
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| Notes |
Conflicting dates
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| Date of death |
1972-12-19
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| Associated files in MSPA |
34C158; DP7266; 1P718 (Empty file); 1RB3609 ; 1RBA150; 43SA227
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| Easter rising service |
No |
| Organisation |
Irish Republican Army |
| Rank |
Unknown
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| Unit |
7 Battalion
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| Company |
E Company
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| Brigade |
3 Tipperary Brigade
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| Commanding Officer(s) |
Seamus Robinson
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| Organisation |
Irish Republican Army |
| Rank |
Battalion Commandant
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| Unit |
7 Battalion
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| Brigade |
3 Tipperary Brigade
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| Commanding Officer(s) |
Seamus Robinson
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| Pension Claim |
Yes |
| Award Pension |
Yes |
| Army Pensions Act 1923/1953 |
Yes |
| Type of Award |
SPASpecial Allowance (DP file)
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| Notes |
Awarded in 1947.
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| Military Service Pensions Acts 1924 |
No |
| Military Service Pensions Acts 1934 |
Yes |
| Grade |
C |
| Notes |
Awarded 2 and 1/3 years service for pension purposes in 1936.
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| Military Service Pensions Acts 1949 |
No |
| Digital file |
Scanned/digital copyMSP34REF16408 Sean Walshe.pdf
Scanned/digital copy34C158 Sean Walshe.pdf
Scanned/digital copy1P718 Sean Walshe.pdf
Scanned/digital copy1RB3609 Sean Walshe.pdf
Scanned/digital copy1RBA150 Sean Walshe.pdf
Scanned/digital copy43SA227 Sean Walshe.pdf
Scanned/digital copyDP7266 Sean Walshe.pdf |
| File dates |
16 January 1925 - 19 February 2001
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| Subject Information |
The file relates to Seán Walshe's receipt of a military service pension in respect of his service with the IRA in the service periods between 1 April 1918 and 11 July 1921. The applicant also unsuccessfully claimed for the service period between 12 July 1921 and 30 June 1922. The file also relates to Seán Walshe's unsuccessful application for a Disease Pension. The file also relates to Seán Walshe's successful application for a Special Allowance (DP).
During the Irish War of Independence the applicant claims to have been involved in the purchase of arms; claims to have made arms dumps; claims to have raided for arms and mail; claims to have carried dispatches; claims to have been involved in an attack on an RIC patrol at Ballinure, claims a sergeant was killed, another wounded (1921); claims to have been in an ambush at Killenaule, where Commandant O'Donovan died; claims to have been involved in an ambush at Knockroe [Drangan] (6 March 1921); claims to have moved arms into the battalion area; claims to have been involved in the execution of spies at Killusty; claims to have blocked and trenched roads; claims to have been in an ambushes at Horans Cross and Nine-Mile-House; claims to have been on the run.
The file contains a handwritten application form (Military Service Pensions Act, 1934) signed and submitted by the applicant; handwritten letters of reference from [Ben Quirk], Laurence Clancy and James McCaffrey; three page typed sworn statement made by the applicant before the advisory committee on 30 January 1936; two page handwritten statement from the applicant, delivered to the pension board by Senator Quirke on 14 March 1936; two page typed sworn statement made by Messrs Sean Fitzpatrick and Quirke before the advisory committee on behalf of Sean Walshe on 30 October 1936; material relating to the Slaughter of Cattle and Sheep Acts, 1934-1936; material relating to the closure of Seán Walshe's service pension; material relating to the closure of Kathleen Walshe's widows pension account; handwritten application for a Disease Pension under Section 10 of the Army Pensions Act, 1932 signed and submitted by the applicant; medical reports on Seán Walsh; forms listing the applicant's agricultural assets; reference forms under the Army Pensions Acts, 1932 signed by William Quirke, Seamus Robinson and H. Bushe; handwritten reference letters from H. Bushe and Thomas Cuddihy; material relating to surviving family closed.
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