Military Service Pensions for Veterans of the Irish Revolution, 1916–1923
In 1924 the Irish Free State government passed legislation to award pensions to veterans of the Irish revolution and Civil War. This article argues that the motivation for the pensions was the need to placate the national army after a failed mutiny in 1924 and that this explains their unusual nature...
| Veröffentlicht in: | War in History. - Sage Publications, Inc.. - 20(2013), 2, Seite 201-221 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2013
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | War in History |
| Schlagworte: | Political science Business Behavioral sciences History |
| Zusammenfassung: | In 1924 the Irish Free State government passed legislation to award pensions to veterans of the Irish revolution and Civil War. This article argues that the motivation for the pensions was the need to placate the national army after a failed mutiny in 1924 and that this explains their unusual nature in being based on service alone rather than disability. It will also explore the problems this created for defining service, examine the extension of eligibility to former republican enemies of the state and women revolutionaries in 1934, and describe the application and assessment procedure. |
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| ISSN: | 14770385 |