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- [1940] (Creation)
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Michael Healy was a native of Limerick and joined the Irish Volunteers in 1917 when they were being reorganised following the 1916 rising. He was promoted to Captain in the Volunteers and was heavily involved in IRA activities during the War of Independence. Healy took the Anti-Treaty side during the Civil War. He remained in the IRA following the end of the Civil War and was involved in its reorganisation until at least 1924. He appears to have been involved in helping to expedite the application process for military pensions for members of his company and battalion in c. 1940. He is recorded in 1956 in Dáil records as having been in receipt of a government pension having served in the War of Independence. Little is known about his life outside of the IRA except that he lived and worked as a shoe repairer at No. 38 Nicholas Street, Limerick City.
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Typed summary detailing the formation, activities and operations of C Company 2nd Limerick City Battalion, and the formation of the Limerick City Active Service Unit, including a list of the names and addresses of its members. Also complete and incomplete copies of the original document, and versions of the original text with slightly differing detail, some with handwritten additions and amendments.
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- English
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Available digitally on the University of Limerick Digital Library at https://doi.org/10.34966/uldl.3p20-0k62.