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File Reference DP7577
Name Edward Kilroy
Gender male
Address detail
Street Curry North, Curry
County Sligo
Country Ireland
Date of birth 1894
Notes Date of birth not recorded on file but age at time of death given as 27 years on death certificate
Date of death 1922-12-22
Place Charlestown, County Mayo, Ireland
Associated files in MSPA 2RB565; 52APB278;
Civilian occupation Farmer;
Easter rising service No
Organisation Irish Volunteers
Rank Unknown
Brigade Sligo Brigade
Organisation Irish Republican Army
Rank Company Quartermaster
Unit 1 Battalion
Company Curry Company
Brigade Sligo Brigade
Commanding Officer(s) Frank Carty
Organisation Irish Republican Army
Rank Unknown
Unit Active Service Unit
Division 3 Western Division
Brigade 4 Brigade
Commanding Officer(s) Frank Carty; M. Brennan;
Pension Claim No
Award Pension No
Military Service Pensions Acts 1924 No
Military Service Pensions Acts 1934 No
Military Service Pensions Acts 1949 No
Digital file Scanned/digital copyDP7577 Edward Kilroy.pdf
Scanned/digital copy2RB565 Edward Kilroy.pdf
Scanned/digital copy52APB278 Edward Kilroy.pdf
File dates 2 January 1933 - 11 February 1943
Subject Information File relates to John Kilroy's unsuccessful application under the Army Pensions Act, 1932 in respect of his brother IRA Company Quartermaster and Active Service Unit Assistant Quartermaster Edward Kilroy. Edward Kilroy was killed in action in Charlestown County Mayo on 22 December 1922 during the Civil War. According to material on file Edward Kilroy was engaged in trying to comandeer cars for the use of his IRA unit when he was killed by a National Army officer whose he car he was trying to seize. It is stated that the unnamed National Army officer was also wounded during the incident. Edward Kilroy had served with the Irish Volunteers and IRA from 1918 onwards and during the War of Independence and Civil War. John Kilroy was deemed not to have been dependent on Edward Kilroy at the time of the latter's death. File includes: original handwritten material signed and submitted by John Kilroy in support of his application; medical certificates in respect of John Kilroy; signed handwritten report dated 31 October 1933 from Customs and Excise investigating officer regarding the circumstances and means of the Kilroy family and the degree of dependency of John Kilroy on his brother at the time of the latter's death; representations on behalf of John Kilroy from M. Weaver and M. Brennan TD; and signed handwritten and typed statements regarding Edward Kilroy's service and death from Frank Carty TD and M. Brennan TD