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The Military Service Pensions Collection<\/a> contains more than 40 file series, relating to\u00a0individual applications\u00a0for pensions or awards, to\u00a0membership\u00a0of various organisations (mainly the Irish Republican Army, Cumann na mBan and Fianna \u00c9ireann ) as well as\u00a0administration files\u00a0and material, offering a vivid contextual background to the entire collection.<\/p>\n The online publication of the Military Service Pensions Collection received a huge interest, including a series of articles in the press – see the links to some of them below.<\/p>\n New archive tells stories of ordinary volunteers in Easter Rising<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Stephen Collins | Thu, Jan 16, 2014<\/p>\n Your stories of relatives who fought in the Rising<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Ronan McGreevy | Thu, Jan 16, 2014<\/p>\n A window into the soul of Ireland<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Diarmaid Ferriter | Fri, Jan 17, 2014<\/p>\n Women played key and courageous role in 1916 Rising<\/a>\u00a0| Genevieve Carbery | Fri, Jan 17, 2014<\/p>\n Teenager was shot dead when 1916 volunteers hid in her house<\/a>\u00a0| Genevieve Carbery | Fri, Jan 17, 2014<\/p>\n Archives will shed more light on intimidation and murder of Protestants by elements of the IRA<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Stephen Collins | Fri, Jan 17, 2014<\/p>\n Military Pension Archive: Timetable<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Ronan McGreevy | Fri, Jan 17, 2014<\/p>\n Executed Rising leader\u2019s widow refused pension, files show<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Ronan McGreevy | Sat, Jan 18, 2014<\/p>\n History lessons must not become a thing of the past<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Stephen Collins | Sat, Jan 18, 2014<\/p>\n Rising veteran\u2019s memoir tells of his experiences in Irish Citizen Army<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Ronan McGreevy | Sat, Jan 18, 2014<\/p>\n Only eyewitness account of Easter Rising leaders\u2019 burial is made public<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Ronan McGreevy | Sat, Jan 18, 2014\u00a0and a response to the article by the Letters of 1916 Project’s\u00a0Principle Investigator and Editor-in-Chief,\u00a0<\/em>Professor Susan Schreibman<\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n Letter to the Editor –\u00a0Stories from the Rising<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Susan Schreibman | Wed, Jan 22, 2014<\/p>\n <\/p>\n New digital archives store tales of 1916 Rising volunteers<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Ed Carthy | Thu, Jan 16, 2014<\/p>\n Online treasure trove brings volunteers’ first-hand experience of 1916 Rising to life<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Cormac Murphy | Fri, Jan 17, 2014<\/p>\n Now we’ll find out who was really in the GPO in 1916<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Dermot Keogh | Fri, Jan 17, 2014<\/p>\n Republican’s letter shows how Treaty divided comrades<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Cormac Murphy | Fri, Jan 17, 2014<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Military Service Pensions Collection contains more than 40 file series, relating to\u00a0individual applications\u00a0for pensions or awards, to\u00a0membership\u00a0of various organisations (mainly the Irish Republican Army, Cumann na mBan and Fianna \u00c9ireann ) as well as\u00a0administration files\u00a0and material, offering a vivid Continue reading Release of the Military Service Pensions Collection<\/span>\nThe 1st release of the Military Service (1916-1923) Pensions Collection has been published on 17 January 2014.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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