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File Reference DP4157
Name Cornelius Hanley
Gender male
Address detail
Street Soloheadbeg, Donohill
County Tipperary
Country Ireland
Notes Date of birth not recorded on file
Date of death 1922-09-18
Place Grantstown, Donaskeigh, County Tipperary, Ireland
Associated files in MSPA 2RB244; 52APB143; Y42
Civilian occupation Road Contractor; Farm Contractor;
Easter rising service No
Organisation Irish Volunteers
Rank Volunteer
Organisation Irish Republican Army
Rank Private
Unit 3 Battalion; 4 Battalion
Brigade 3 Tipperary Brigade
Commanding Officer(s) Michael Sheehan;
Pension Claim No
Award Pension Yes
Army Pensions Act 1923/1953 YesNo
Type of Award OTHOther
Notes 1.) Richard Hanley. Father. Partial Dependents' gratuity
2.) Theresa Hanley. Sister. No award
Military Service Pensions Acts 1924 No
Military Service Pensions Acts 1934 No
Military Service Pensions Acts 1949 No
Digital file Scanned/digital copyDP4157 Cornelius Hanley.pdf
Scanned/digital copyY42 Cornelius Hanley.pdf
Scanned/digital copy2RB244 Cornelius Hanley.pdf
Scanned/digital copy52APB143 Cornelius Hanley.pdf
File dates 29 December 1932 - 2 October 1957
Subject Information File relates to Richard Hanley's receipt of a partial dependents' gratuity of £112.10.00 (one hundred and twelve pounds and ten shillings sterling) in 1933 under the Army Pensions Act, 1932 in respect of his son IRA Private Cornelius Hanley. File also relates to an application made by Theresa Hanley, sister of Cornelius Hanley under the Army Pensions Act, 1953. Theresa Hanley died on 1 February 1956 prior to the completion of the investigation of her claim. Cornelius Hanley was killed in action against National Army forces on 18 September 1922 at Grantstown, Donaskeigh, County Tipperary during the Civil War. According to material on file Hanley had served with the Irish Volunteers and IRA from 1918 onwards and during the War of Independence and Civil War. File includes: original handwritten material submitted and signed by Richard Hanley and Theresa Hanley in support of their respective applications; original signed and initialled handwritten and typed and copy typed material involving the Customs and Excise, Department of Defence, Department of External Affairs and the office of the Consul General, New York, United States of America relating to investigations and reports regarding the circumstances and means of the Hanley family and the degree of dependency of Richard Hanley and Theresa Hanley on Cornelius Hanley at the time of the latter's death; representations on behalf of Theresa Hanley from Dan Breen TD; medical certificates and reports relating to Theresa Hanley; original signed and initialled handwritten and typed and copy typed material relating to the appointment and payment of a medical doctor to examine Theresa Hanley at her present location at the time of her making her application of Clinton, Oneida County, New York, United States of America ; copy typed letter of 8 August 1955 from Edward J. Sinder, Manager, Departtment of Health, Education and Welfare, Social Security Administration, [United States of America] to E. Gallagher, Vice Consul, Consulate General of Ireland, New York, United States of America regarding possible Social Security benefits payable to a person forced to retire because of disability at forty seven years of age and enclosing two pamphlets issued by U. S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare entitled: "Those Who Are Disabled - the 1954 Amendments to the Social Security Law" - and "Your Social Security - Old Age and Survivors Insurance under the Social Security Law"; and signed handwritten statements regarding Cornelius Hanley's service and death from J. Fitzpatrick, Dan Breen TD, Senator William Quirke, John Cleary, T. Quillinan, Michael Sheehan and Thomas Ryan;