The Military Service Pensions Collection is a unique collection of records, files, maps, drawings and diagrams. The files relate in the main to applications by individuals and/or their dependants for the award of pension and gratuities for veterans who served as members of the Irish Volunteers, the Irish Citizen Army, the Irish Republican Army, Cumann na mBan, the National Army/Defence Forces and kindred named organisations on active service or who were casualties or wounded while on duty during the period from April and May 1916 through to 30 September 1923.

A fantastic resource including 1773 witness statements, 334 sets of contemporary documents (which include items such as diaries, pamphlets, photographs, letters, dispatches, drawings and sketches, posters, legal documents, newspaper clippings, commemorative publications and various ephemera),  42 individual photograph collections, 210 photographs of action sites during Easter Week taken subsequently by the Air Corps, 12 voice recordings, and a collection of press cuttings.

The Military Archives holds a significant volume of material that constitutes an extremely important part of the record for Ireland’s history in the 20th century. The reading room at Military Archives has eight seats and is located downstairs in the archives building. Make an appointment to secure a place and we will assist you in exploring this amazing resource. At present, the reading room is open from 1000hrs to 1600hrs, Tuesday to Thursday (inclusive).