Talk:Seán Hayes (Cork politician)

"He had a total of 12 children - all deceased at this time"?
What...you're saying they might re-animate sometime?

Ken Burch02:39, 17 April 2010 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.237.7.36 (talk)

Newspaper articles referencing Sean Hayes

 * Southern Star, Saturday, October 22, 1966; Section: Front page, Page: 1

States that a plaque will be unveiled next Sunday at the National School at Kilfachtnabeg, Glandore. &hellip; Hayes was farmer's son from Cregg, Glandore. With Collins, Gearoid O'Sullivan and Diarmuid O'Hegarty, he joined the I.R.B. in 1915. He was interned in Frongoch aft erh Rising and later underwet a 28 day hunger-strike.

The Late Sean Hayes. A hitherto unrecorded incident of 1916. Froer "star" editor's heroism. Apropos of the votes of condolence passwed with the relatives of the late Sean Hayes by the Skibberereen Urban Council and other bodies, a hitherto unrecorded exploit of his in 1916 my be chronicled here as of interest; particularly as Sean Hayes was of such a retiring nature that the part he played in Easter Week has never been blazoned fro the housetops. ...
 * Southern Star, Saturday, February 25, 1928 | Page: 10

Two prominent T.D.s who aided "Star"
 * Southern Star 1892-current, Sunday, January 01, 1989; Page: 92

... Born in 1888 of an old and respected West Cork family, son of Denis Hayes of Cregg, Glandore, entered the civil service in London in 1904 and after eight years there came to Dublin in 1912.... Failing health afflicted him during this period, a consequence of his internment in Wormwood Scrubbs. Having taken part in the memorable hunger strike in that prison in 1916, the experience caused a serious breakdown in his health and was considered directly responsible for his early death in January 1928. &hellip; Having been resident in Clontarf, Dublin, for several years, the former T.D. was buried in Glasnevin Cemetery &hellip;

notice of death
 * Southern Star, Saturday, January 28, 1928; Page: 4

Military Service Pension Index, 1916-1923
File Reference 	24SP8159 Name 	Seán Hayes Gender 	male Address detail Street 	24 Kildare Street, Dublin County 	Dublin Country 	Ireland Address detail Street 	"Gleann Aluinn", Seafield Road, Clontarf County 	Dublin Country 	Ireland Date of birth 	1884 Date of death 	1928-01-24 Associated files in MSPA 	24D43; Related files 	SDR1215 subject's National Army officers service number; Civilian occupation 	Employee, General Post Office, O'Connell Street, Dublin; Editor, "Southern Star" newspaper; Easter rising service 	Yes Easter rising location/place 	General Post Office, O'Connell Street, Dublin Moore Street, Dublin Organisation 	Irish Volunteers Rank 	Volunteer Unit 	1 Battalion Company 	F Company Brigade 	Dublin Brigade Commanding Officer(s) 	Fionán Lynch; Diarmuid Lynch National Army Service Number 	SDR1215 Organisation 	Irish Republican Army Rank 	Unknown National Army Service Number 	SDR1215 Organisation 	Óglaigh na hÉireann/National Forces Rank 	Commandant Division 	Curragh Command National Army Service Number 	SDR1215 Pension Claim 	Yes Award Pension 	Yes Army Pensions Act 1923/1953 	No Military Service Pensions Acts 1924 	Yes Grade 	D Notes 	Awarded 13.642 years service for pension purposes Military Service Pensions Acts 1934 	No Military Service Pensions Acts 1949 	No Digital file 	Scanned/digital copyW24SP8159SeanHayes.pdf Scanned/digital copyW24D43SeanHayes.pdf File dates 	23 February 1925 - 6 April 1972 Subject Information 	File relates to Sean Hayes’s receipt of a military service pension in respect of his service with the Irish Volunteers during the week of 23 to 29 April 1916, his subsequent internment until December the same year, his service with the Irish Volunteers and IRA during the War of Independence and his service with the National Army during the Civil War. Sean Hayes worked as an Irish Volunteer and Sinn Fein organiser in Cork and was returned unopposed as Sinn Fein representative for West Cork in 1918 general election - subsequently returned in 1921 and 1922 elections. Claimant was imprisoned from November 1919 to February 1920, from March to May 1920 and again from April to August 1921 when he was released to attend meeting of Dáil Éireann. He joined the National Army in August 1922 and during the Civil War served as Military Governor of Newbridge Prison in County Kildare. Although claimant resigned from the Defence Forces on 7 March 1924 at the rank of Commandant he was awarded rank of Colonel for pension purposes. File includes: signed statements regarding subject's service from Pádraig Ó Caoimh, J. J. Walsh T. D., Major General Joseph Sweeney, John F. Shouldice and Major Liam Archer; handwritten notes of evidence given by claimant before the Board of Assessors, Military Service Pensions Act, 1924; reference to subject's employment as a Higher Executive Officer in the Stores Branch of the Department of Posts and Telegraphs from 1924 until his death in 1928; material relating to his wife’s successful application for a posthumous award to him of the 1916 Service Medal including handwritten note dated 16 May 1941 recording Frank Henderson's support for this claim.
 * http://mspcsearch.militaryarchives.ie/detail.aspx?parentpriref=

death
Name: 	Sean Hayes Date of Registration: 	Mar. Q 1928 Death Age: 	42 Registration district: 	Dublin North Volume: 	2 Page: 	225 FHL Film Number: 	101737
 * “Ireland, Civil Registration Indexes 1845–1958,” Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah. General Register Office, Republic of Ireland. "Quarterly Returns of Deaths in Ireland with Index to Deaths."

Irish Army Census Records
Name: 	Sean Hayes Age: 	38 Birth Year: 	abt 1884 Military Year: 	1922 Military Place: 	Newbridge, Kildare, Ireland Page Number: 	50
 * http://census.militaryarchives.ie/pdf/Newbridge_Curragh_Command_Page_50.pdf

Census
Name: 	John Hayes Age in 1911: 	26 Relation to Head: 	Boarder Gender: 	Male Birth Place: 	Cork, Cork, Ireland Civil Parish: 	Islington Street address: 	40 Gladsmuir Rd, Whitehall Park, Upper Holloway N Marital status: 	S Occupation: 	Sorter In General Post Office Registration district: 	Islington Registration District Number: 	10 Sub-registration district: 	Upper Holloway ED, institution, or vessel: 	03 Piece: 	802 Household Members: Name 	Age Daniel O'Donovan 	32 Margaret O'Donovan 	32 Eibhlin O'Donovan 	3 Brighid O'Donovan 	2 John Hayes 	26 Cornelius Tobin 	24 Emma Voldby 	28 Edith Forder 	39 Jennet Louise Forder 	32
 * 1911 England

Year of birth
Various years of birth are given for Hayes Going to take 1884 on the balance of probability that he most likely provided the information for the last three.
 * Military file indicates 1890
 * 1989 newspaper states 1888
 * death registration states 1886
 * 1922 military census for indicates 1884
 * military pension records states 1884
 * 1911 English census says about 1885, easily 1884