Identity area
Reference code
IE CA CP/3/194
Title
Applications from Courier Staff of the First and Second Dáils
Date(s)
- 1938-1939 (Creation)
Level of description
Subseries
Extent and medium
8 pp; typescript and manuscript
Context area
Name of creator
(24 November 1900-26 July 1970)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A file of copy correspondence and memorandums regarding applications from ‘old courier staff of the First and Second Dáils’ for promotions and better financial remunerations. The three staff mentioned in the documents are Edward Meaney, Thomas Moore, and Alfred O’Riordan. With brief biographical entries on the individuals. Includes a one-page manuscript statement on Edward Meaney who was employed as a messenger in Dáil Eireann since January 1922. It is also affirmed that he served as a personal courier to Michael Collins.