Talk:Séamus Doyle

Easter Rising, Enniscorthy 1916: writing about a revolution in the Irish Times, Sat, Mar 26, 2016

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File ReferenceMSP34REF23837
NameSeamus Doyle
Gendermale
Maiden/Other namesDoyle, Seamus
Address detail
StreetBaile Raincín, Sruth Airt, Fear na Mór
CountyWexford
CountryIreland
Address detail
StreetBallyrankin, Strahal, Ferns
CountyWexford
CountryIreland
Address detail
Street21 Parnell Avenue, Enniscorthy
CountyWexford
CountryIreland
Date of birth1885
Date of death1971-05-01
Associated files in MSPA34A23;
Easter rising serviceYes
Easter rising location/placeEnniscorthy, County Wexford
OrganisationIrish Volunteers
RankBrigade Adjutant
BrigadeWexford Brigade
Commanding Officer(s)(Peter) Paul Galligan
OrganisationIrish Volunteers
RankBrigade Officer Commanding
BrigadeWexford Brigade
OrganisationIrish Republican Army
RankUnknown
Pension ClaimYes
Award PensionYes
Army Pensions Act 1923/1953No
Military Service Pensions Acts 1924No
Military Service Pensions Acts 1934Yes
GradeA
NotesAwarded 5 and 23/56 years service for pension purposes
Military Service Pensions Acts 1949No
Digital fileScanned/digital copyW34A23SeamusODubhghaiSeamusDoyle.pdf [1]
Scanned/digital copyWMSP34REF23837SeamusODubhghaill(SeamusDoyle).pdf [2]
File dates14 December 1935 - 26 January 1977

Subject InformationFile relates to Seámus Ó Dubhghaill (Seamus Doyle) receipt of a military service pension in respect of his service between 1 April 1916 and 11 July 1921 with the Irish Volunteers and IRA as a Brigade Adjutant, Brigade Officer Commanding and member of the Executive of the Irish Volunteers from 1915 to 1916 and from 1917 to his arrest in May 1920. File also contains: seven (7) page handwritten signed statement, typescript of sworn evidence given by the claimant, and notes of evidence given by T. D. Sinnott and [?] Allen and [?] Brennan before the Advisory Committee, Military Service Pensions Board, 1934 regarding subject's service; typed signed certificate from Tomás Ó Sinnód (T.D. Sinnott), regarding subjects Easter Week service; copy typed letter from Oscar Traynor, Minister for Defence to Dr. James Ryan, Minister for Health (15 April 1947) regarding the request for awarding of additional service for pension purposes to a number of individuals including the claimant; reference to his employment as an examination superintendent by Wexford Vocational Education Committee; and his wife.

 Comment: the second linked document contains an interesting written statement of the events (from p.21 to 27/53) of the uprising with regard to Enniscorthy as recounted in 1938, and includes a summary by the Dept. of Defence assessing his application for a pension. — billinghurst sDrewth 10:59, 23 November 2019 (UTC)Reply