Talk:Fionán Lynch

Military Service Pensions Collection
http://mspcsearch.militaryarchives.ie/detail.aspx?parentpriref= File Reference 	24SP5404 Name 	Fionán Ó Lóingsigh Gender 	male Maiden/Other names 	Lynch, Fionán Address detail Street 	11 Sunbury Gardens, Dartry Road, Dublin County 	Dublin Country 	Ireland Address detail Street 	44 South Hill, Dartry, Dublin 6 County 	Dublin Country 	Ireland Date of birth 	1889 Date of death 	1966-06-03 Associated files in MSPA 	24SPE12 Related files 	SDR4088 subject's National Army officers service number Civilian occupation 	National School Teacher; Insurance Broker; Easter rising service 	Yes Easter rising location/place 	Four Courts, King's Inns Quay, Dublin North King Street, Dublin Church Street, Dublin Organisation 	Irish Volunteers Rank 	Captain Unit 	1 Battalion Company 	F Company Brigade 	Dublin Brigade National Army Service Number 	SDR4088 Organisation 	Irish Volunteers Rank 	Unknown Commanding Officer(s) 	Diarmuid O' hEigceartuigh National Army Service Number 	SDR4088 Organisation 	Óglaigh na hÉireann/National Forces Rank 	Lieutenant General Division 	South Western Division Commanding Officer(s) 	Eoin O' Duffy National Army Service Number 	SDR4088 Pension Claim 	Yes Award Pension 	Yes Army Pensions Act 1923/1953 	No Military Service Pensions Acts 1924 	Yes Grade 	E Notes 	Awarded 12.131 years service for pension purposes Military Service Pensions Acts 1934 	No Military Service Pensions Acts 1949 	No Digital file 	Scanned/digital copyW24SPE12FIONANO'LOINSIGH.pdf Scanned/digital copyW24SP5404FIONANO'LOINSIGH.pdf File dates 	23 January 1925 - 22 March 1972 Subject Information 	File relates to Fionán Lynch’s receipt of a military service pension in respect of his service with the Irish Volunteers prior to and during the week of 23 to 29 April 1916, his subsequent internment until June 1917, his service with the Irish Volunteers and IRA during the War of Independence and his service with the National Army during the Civil War in 1922. Claimant served as an Irish Volunteers organiser in counties Kerry, Armagh and Offaly from 1917 to 1918. Fionán Lynch was arrested and imprisoned from 8 May 1918 to 19 August 1919. In late 1919/early 1920 subject became Assistant Director of Organisation IRA until arrested in January 1921. Claimant was held at Ballykinlar Camp until August 1921 when released to act as a secretary to the Treaty negotiation delegation. In July 1922 subject joined the National Army serving as the Vice General Officer Commanding the South Western Command under General Eoin O'Duffy. He resigned from this position in December 1922 on his appointment as Minister for Fisheries in the Third Dáil. File contains: signed statements supporting subject's pension claim from Eamon Morcan, Mortimer O' Connell, Michael Moran, Michael O' Fogartha, and Diarmuid O' hÉigceartuigh (Diarmuid O' Hegarty); reference to his position as Minister for Education in the Provisional Government from 10 January to 17 July 1922 - he also served as a Minister without Portfolio from 9 September to 6 December 1922; reference to his appointments to the post of Leas Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann on 5 July 1938 and as a Judge of the Circuit Court in November 1944; reference to his receipt of the 1916 Medal and the Service (1917-1921) Medal with Bar; and reference to his wife and one additional address. Fionán Ó Lóinsigh served as a member of the Board of Assessors, Military Service Pensions Act 1924.


 * Scanned/digital copyW24SPE12FIONANO'LOINSIGH.pdf
 * Scanned/digital copyW24SP5404FIONANO'LOINSIGH.pdf