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| File Reference |
DP4318
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| Name |
Michael Heffernan |
| Gender |
male |
| Address detail |
| Street |
Ballinard, Fethard
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| County |
Tipperary
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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 |
1922-09-09
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| Place |
Knockura, Drangan, County Tipperary
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| Associated files in MSPA |
52APB92; Y277
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| Related files |
34SP60995 (Mary Crooke née Heffernan, sister)
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| Civilian occupation |
Farm Labourer;
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| Easter rising service |
No |
| Organisation |
Irish Republican Army |
| Rank |
Private
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| Unit |
7 Battalion
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| Brigade |
3 Tipperary Brigade
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| Organisation |
Irish Republican Army |
| Rank |
Private
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| Unit |
Active Service Unit
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| Division |
2 Southern Division
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| Brigade |
3 Tipperary Brigade
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| Commanding Officer(s) |
Sean Hayes; William Quirke;
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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 |
Partial dependents' gratuity
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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 copyDP4318 Michael Heffernan.pdf
Scanned/digital copy52APB92 Michael Heffernan.pdf
Scanned/digital copyY277 Michael Heffernan.pdf |
| File dates |
24 January 1933 - 24 October 1944
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| Subject Information |
File relates to Matthew Heffernan's receipt of a partial dependents' gratuity of £75 (seventy five pounds sterling) in 1936 under the Army Pensions Acts in respect of his son IRA Private Michael Heffernan. This award was reduced from the sum of £112.10.00 (one hundred and twelve pounds and ten shillings sterling) originally recommended by the Department of Defence. The final sum was agreed following objections from the Department of Finance and subsequent correspondence between the two departments and [arbitration from the Department of Education/Thomas Derrig TD, Minister for Education].
File also relates to the posthumous award of a Service (1917-1921) Medal without Bar in respect of Michael Heffernan to his brother Defence Forces Gunner 66586 Patrick Heffernan in [1945].
Michael Heffernan was killed in action against National Army forces on 9 September 1922 at Knockura, Drangan, County Tipperary. According to information on file Michael Heffernan had served with the IRA from 1920 onwards during the War of Independence and Civil War.
File includes: original handwritten material submitted and signed by Matthew Heffernan in support of his application; signed handwritten statement regarding subject's IRA service and death from Senator William (Bill) Quirke; signed handwritten reports from the Investigating Officer, Customs and Excise, Carrick on Suir, County Tipperary regarding the circumstances and means of the Heffernan and the degree of dependency of Matthew Heffernan on his son at the time of the latter's death; original signed typed and copy typed correspondence and related handwritten initialled material (1 October 1935 - 30 October 1936) involving officials of the departments of Finance and Defence and the Army Pensions Board regarding the question of whether an award should be granted to Matthew Heffernan, and if so the amount of award to be paid, and the question of whether special circumstances arise in this case; undated unsigned handwritten document headed "M Heffernan" and [showing the amount of award suggested/recommended in this case by the departments of Finance and Defence and by M[r] Derrig (Minister for Education)]; original signed handwritten material submitted by Patrick Heffernan in support of his application for a posthumous medal for his brother; representations on behalf of Patrick Heffernan from Dan Breen TD
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