Easter Rising and War of Independence IRA pension records released

Name: Easter Rising and War of Independence IRA pension records released
Uploaded: 2014-01-16T18:34:18.000Z
Duration: 1 min 54 s
Description: The military pension records of those who fought in the 1916 Easter Rising and War of Independence are being made available to the public.

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Military pension records of those who fought in the 1916 Easter Rising and Irish War of Independence are being made available to the public.

Three hundred thousand files relating to 60,000 individuals who received some form of the old IRA pension will be released.

Julie McCullough reports.

Northern Ireland

16 January 2014