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2016 news article referencing Doyle
editEaster Rising, Enniscorthy 1916: writing about a revolution in the Irish Times, Sat, Mar 26, 2016
Military Service Pensions Collection
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File Reference MSP34REF23837
Name Seamus Doyle
Gender male
Maiden/Other names Doyle, Seamus
Address detail
Street Baile Raincín, Sruth Airt, Fear na Mór
County Wexford
Country Ireland
Address detail
Street Ballyrankin, Strahal, Ferns
County Wexford
Country Ireland
Address detail
Street 21 Parnell Avenue, Enniscorthy
County Wexford
Country Ireland
Date of birth 1885
Date of death 1971-05-01
Associated files in MSPA 34A23;
Easter rising service Yes
Easter rising location/place Enniscorthy, County Wexford
Organisation Irish Volunteers
Rank Brigade Adjutant
Brigade Wexford Brigade
Commanding Officer(s) (Peter) Paul Galligan
Organisation Irish Volunteers
Rank Brigade Officer Commanding
Brigade Wexford Brigade
Organisation Irish Republican Army
Rank Unknown
Pension Claim Yes
Award Pension Yes
Army Pensions Act 1923/1953 No
Military Service Pensions Acts 1924 No
Military Service Pensions Acts 1934 Yes
Grade A
Notes Awarded 5 and 23/56 years service for pension purposes
Military Service Pensions Acts 1949 No
Digital file Scanned/digital copyW34A23SeamusODubhghaiSeamusDoyle.pdf [1]
Scanned/digital copyWMSP34REF23837SeamusODubhghaill(SeamusDoyle).pdf [2]
File dates 14 December 1935 - 26 January 1977Subject Information File 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)