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The collection contains c. 4000 maps and architectural plans and drawings from the British War Office, the Royal Engineer Corps, the Ordnance Survey and latterly the Defence Forces Engineer Corps.

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Maps, Plans & Drawings Collection (1702 - 2007)
First printed on 7th February 1914 it was used to communicate orders and directions to the Volunteers as well as highlighting the activities of specific units to inspire others.

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The Irish Volunteer (1914 - 1916)
Established in January 1947 by Oscar Traynor, the Bureau worked over 11 years to collect revolutionary period (1913-1921) materials

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Bureau of Military History (1913-1921)
Pension and medal applications from veterans of the revolutionary period, and the administration and legislation files linked to the Pensions Board

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Military Service Pensions Collection (1916 - 1923)
Communications (despatches and forms) between I.R.A. Brigade and Battalion Officers and predominately those holding appointments in General Headquarters.

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The Collins Papers (1917-1922)
An t-Óglách is often described as a successor to the Irish Volunteer publication. The Irish Volunteer was known as the official organ of the Irish Volunteers.

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An t-Óglach Magazine (1918 - 1933)
The National Army Census was taken on 12th/13th November 1922.

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Irish Army Census Collection (12 November 1922 - 13 November 1922)
United Nations Unit Histories (1960 - 1982)

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United Nations Unit Histories (1960 - 1982)
Began officially in 2015 with the aim of digitally recording memory, oral history and tradition associated with the Defence Forces since its inception in 1922.

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Oral History Project (20th Century)
Media Hub (20th Century)

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Media Hub (20th Century)
Military Archives holds approximately 40,000 digital images.

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Image Gallery (20th Century)
Military Archives Image Identification Project (20th Century)

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Image Identification Project (20th Century)

Reading Room

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Reading Room
A collection, given to the archives in 2018, containing paperwork specific to the books, the interviews for the books and the interviews themselves.

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Uinseann Mac Eoin Collection
Files concerning Irish Defence Forces contact with British and American Military Authorities during WWII.

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18th Military Mission
Partly covers history of the Irish Air Corps and its aircraft, from the Martinsyde to the Casa, with details on technical aspects of the aircraft.

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Air Corps Museum Collection
On the establishment and organisation of the Air Observer Corps (later the Air Defence Command); covers air and marine intelligence and more.

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Air Defence Command
On the administration of the school, its contacts with other equine bodies, competitions and veterinary files covering inspections of horses, etc.

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Army Equitation School Collection
Papers of the 1924 Army Inquiry Committee, established to identify reasons for indiscipline and mutinous conduct observed in the National Army.

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The Army Inquiry Committee Papers
Reports, minutes and correspondence between members of the Army Organisation Board, created after the post-Civil War demobilisation of personnel.

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Army Organisation Board
Reports to the Dáil Éireann Executive Council on military matters from 1923 to 1930, including the Civil War aftermath, the Army Mutiny and more.

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Chief of Staff Reports to the Executive Council of Dáil Éireann
Anti-Treaty documents (covering administration, publicity and operations) captured in raids, interceptions and arrests and sent to intelligence.

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Civil War Captured Documents
Files relating to Anti-Treaty personnel interned during the Civil War; covers internees and administration of camps, prisons and barracks.

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Civil War Internment Collection
Irish Free State Army reports on operations, anti-treaty activities and more. Sources include General Headquarters and Commands and Divisions.

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Civil War Operations and Intelligence Reports Collection
Featuring transcriptions of radio and telephone reports from the Civil War period, complementing other Civil War collections.

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Civil War Radio Reports
On the 1938 handover of coastal fortifications to the Irish Free State, creation of Coastal Defence Artillery, harbour defence and fort operations.

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Coastal Defence Artillery Collection
An incomplete set of agendas and minutes from Council of Defence meetings, covering the years from 1925 to 1974.

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Council of Defence
On military legal administration between 1922 and 1924, with some material from the later 1920s and 1930s relating to Civil War era legal matters.

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Court-Martial Administration Civil War Period
Reports (with detailed information on Defence Forces positions each year from the Emergency Period on) submitted to the Minister for Defence.

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Defence Forces Annual and General Reports
Articles about, and relevant to, the Defence Forces and its members. These press cuttings have been collected by various personnel over the years.

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Defence Forces Press Cuttings
Covering various aspects of the tactical, organisational, operational and administrative response in Ireland to the outbreak of World War II.

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Emergency Defence Plans
Historical Section (known in the past as the Second Bureau or Military Archives) files on both contemporary and retrospective Revolutionary Period.

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Historical Section Collection
Detailing day-to-day incidents and the noting/tracking of shipping or aircraft at Coast Watching Service lookout posts during the Emergency Period.

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Lookout Post Logbooks
Intelligence collection covering press analysis, intelligence reports and compensation claims from during the civil war and afterwards.

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Military Intelligence and Press Analysis
Intelligence collection of clippings, reports, surveys and correspondence focusing on Northern Ireland and the border area.

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Military Intelligence Northern Ireland
On the Military Mission (a review of US military operations) and the Temporary Plans Division, which influenced the evolution of the Defence Forces.

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Military Mission/Temporary Plans Division
Covering the establishment of an Emergency Period censorship office, its administration, the implementation of various forms of censorship and more.

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Office of the Controller of Censorship
Reports and correspondence from the Postmaster General concerning anti-treaty forces' attacks on communications during and after the civil war.

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Civil War Post Master General Reports
Covers some of the operations and administration of the Corps, which were established to protect the railway network.

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Railway Protection, Repair and Maintenance Corps
Documents and cuttings on IRA internees in UK and more, created or compiled by the Chief Liaison Office and Directorate of Intelligence Office.

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Truce Liaison and Evacuation Papers
Covers the operations and administration of the 32nd to 39th Infantry Battalions, the 1st and 2nd Infantry Groups and the Armoured Car Groups

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United Nations Operations in Congo
A collection of unit Journal entries recording reports on incidents around the country during the Emergency Period.

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WWII Unit Journals
Ministry, and Department, of Defence file series and recent accruals, from the formation of the Irish Free State to the late 1960s and early 1970s.

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Enright, Daniel

Overview

Died:: 14/03/1923
Location:: Drumboe Castle, County Donegal
County:: Donegal
Died at scene:: No
Claimant:: Mary Enright, mother; Jane Enright, sister; Mary O'Connor, sister; Anne McNamara, sister;
Organisation:: IRA
Designation:: Anti-Treaty
Rank:: Private
Occupation:: Labourer employed by John J. Galvin, Listowel, County Kerry;
Awarded:: Yes
Related File:: Enright, Daniel

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