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| File Reference |
24SP10906
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| Name |
James Larkin |
| Gender |
male |
| Address detail |
| Street |
Ballyboy, Upperchurch, Thurles
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| County |
Tipperary
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| Country |
Ireland
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| Date of birth |
1893-07-06
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| Date of death |
1972-04-25
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| Associated files in MSPA |
24B746; DP25653
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| Civilian occupation |
Shop Assistant;
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| Easter rising service |
No |
| Organisation |
Irish Republican Army |
| Rank |
Private
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| Unit |
3 Battalion
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| Company |
B Company
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| Brigade |
2 Tipperary Brigade
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| Commanding Officer(s) |
P. Kinane
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| Organisation |
Irish Republican Army |
| Rank |
Captain
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| Unit |
Active Service Unit
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| Brigade |
3 Tipperary Brigade
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| Organisation |
Irish Republican Army |
| Rank |
Battalion Police Officer
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| Unit |
3 Battalion
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| Brigade |
2 Tipperary Brigade
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| Organisation |
Óglaigh na hÉireann/National Forces |
| Rank |
Captain
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| Brigade |
2 Tipperary Brigade
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| Organisation |
Óglaigh na hÉireann/National Forces |
| Rank |
Captain
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| Unit |
12 Infantry Battalion
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| Division |
Southern Command
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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 Special Allowance under the Army Pensions Act
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| Military Service Pensions Acts 1924 |
Yes |
| Grade |
B |
| Notes |
Awarded 5.5 years service for pension purposes in 1926
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| Military Service Pensions Acts 1934 |
No |
| Military Service Pensions Acts 1949 |
No |
| Digital file |
Scanned/digital copy24SP10906 James Larkin.pdf
Scanned/digital copy24B746 James Larkin.pdf
Scanned/digital copyDP25653 James Larkin.pdf |
| File dates |
28 February 1925 - 16 June 1972
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| Subject Information |
File relates to James Larkin’s receipt of a military service pension in respect of his service with the IRA and National Army in the service periods between 1 April 1920 and 30 September 1923 during the War of Independence, Truce period and Civil War. Applicant also claimed unsuccessfully for service in the periods between 1 April 1917 and 31 March 1920. Larkin was awarded 5.5 years service for pension purposes in 1925 at Grade B under the Military Service Pensions Act, 1924.
Attached to B Company, 3 Battalion, 2 Tipperary Brigade, IRA under the command of P. Kinane, it is stated that the applicant took part in IRA operations and general activity during the War of Independence (January 1919 – July 1921) including: arms-raids; shooting RIC Constable Heanue at the Ragg village, Thurles, County Tipperary and going on the run to England for a year as a second policeman identified him [March 1920]; joining the ‘Flying Column’ (Active Service Unit) attached to 3 Battalion, 2 Tipperary Brigade; attacks on Crown Forces at Ballyboy; Upperchuch; Ross and Borrisoleigh and attacks on Borrisoleigh Barracks and Kilcommon Barracks.
During the Truce period, James Larkin served as a Battalion Police Officer.
It is stated that James Larkin enlisted with the National Army on 14 March 1922 at Borrisoleigh, County Tipperary. Taking the pro-Treaty side in the Civil War (June 1922 – May 193), the subject served as Battalion Adjutant attached to the 12 Infantry Battalion, 4 Brigade at Templemore, County Tipperary. He resigned on 30 September 1924 or in October 1924 at the rank of Captain.
File includes: original handwritten material submitted and signed by James Larkin in support of his application; handwritten and typed statements regarding claimant’s service activities from J. Dunne; James Burke; M. Leamy and undated unsigned handwritten notes [of evidence given by James Larkin before the Board of Assessors, Military Service Pensions Act, 1924] and material relating to the settlement and closure of claimant's service pension following his death on 25 April 1972.
File also contains material relating to James Larkin’s successful application for a Special Allowance under the Army Pensions Acts including: completed application form; doctor’s notes; medical report; and signed handwritten reports from Social Welfare investigating officers regarding applicant’s financial circumstances (1954-69). Representations were made by Dan Morrissey TD (1954) and Michael Smith TD (1969).
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