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Using the Military Service Pensions Collection to uncover a revolutionary youth and its aftermath

Hay, Marnie orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-7802-2096 (2023) Using the Military Service Pensions Collection to uncover a revolutionary youth and its aftermath. In: 'A Very Hard Struggle': Lives in the Military Service Pensions Collection. Department of Defence, Ireland, Dublin, pp. 228-239. ISBN 978-1-9996875-1-9

Abstract
This essay explains how the Military Service Pensions Collection (MSPC) available from the Military Archives of Ireland can be used to research members of Irish nationalist youth groups who participated in the events of the Irish Revolution. It covers the following youth groups: Na Fianna Éireann, the Clan na Gael Girl Scouts and the Irish Citizen Army (ICA) Boys Corps / Boy Scouts and Girl Guides.
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Item Type:Book Section
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:Military Service Pensions Collection, uniformed youth groups, Irish Revolution, Na Fianna Éireann, Clan na Gael Girl Scouts, Irish Citizen Army
Subjects:Humanities > History
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Science
DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Science > School of History and Geography
DCU Faculties and Schools
Publisher:Department of Defence, Ireland
Official URL:https://www.militaryarchives.ie/uploads/documents/...
Copyright Information:Author
ID Code:31481
Deposited On:29 Aug 2025 11:18 by Marnie Hay . Last Modified 29 Aug 2025 11:18
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