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Constable Posts: 1 1-Feb-2010 9:57 PM	Remove this ad I would like to find out more information about my Gr. Grandmother's brother, Patrick Mulchrone, who was a member of the RIC in Co. Westmeath. I find him on ancestry.com's index to RIC records as enlisting in 1879 at age 23. That would make him born around 1856. He was born in Co. Mayo, possibly in Westport. I find him in the 1901 census listed as an Acting Sgt. RIC living in St. Feighin's, Fore West, Co. Westmeath with his wife Mary (Spain) Mulchrone (b.Tipperary) and 4 daughters (all born in Westmeath). In 1911, he is living in Streamstown, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath and under his signature he writes "Sergt. R.I.C." Can anyone tell me where I can obtain the actual RIC records for Patrick Mulchrone. Would the fact that he was a Sargent mean that there would be more information about him? I was also wondering what happened to members of the RIC when the Constabulary became the Civic Guard? Patrick would have probably been a bit old to become part of the Civic Guard but maybe they looked for experienced officers? I have no idea when he died. Thanks for your help!
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Peter Mc RIC		#1	[url]	[-]
Posts: 282 2-Feb-2010 2:34 PM Inspector-General	Hi lormo5. You will have seen the topic under Frequently Asked Questions about how to get hold of his service record (you probably already have his service number 45097). As a Sergeant he may well be mentioned in other sources such as the Irish Times or local newspapers, well worth checking those avenues. The RIC was disbanded in 1922 and very few were taken on by, or wanted to join, what was then the Republican Police and which was soon after to be formed as the Garda Siochana. Indeed there was an official campaign led by the Garda Commissioner at the time which implemented a discriminatory process against former RIC members. See also the additional link under the RIC Barracks Census Returns heading. Patrick Mulchrone was awarded the 1911 Police Coronation Medal (see the section on medals), one of only 83 Sergeants to receive it. I wonder if it has survived in your family? Peter Mc Last Edited By: Peter Mc RIC 2-Feb-2010 2:47 PM. Edited 3 times.
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Constable Posts: 3 2-Feb-2010 5:58 PM	Hi Peter! Thanks for your reply to my posts and for giving me the Service #s for John and Patrick Mulchrone. I didn't have them and was exploring ways of acquiring Herlihy's now out of print book (at least here in the States) so I could obtain them. I had looked at the RIC Barracks Census Returns before but didn't see anything that seemed pertinent. Will check again, especially now that I know about John Mulchrone. Very interesting that Patrick received the Coronation Medal! I too wonder if someone in the family still has it. I would think there is a good possibility that they do. One of Patrick's daughters was Kathleen Mulchrone. She was the department head of the Irish and Celtic Studies Dept. (I think that was what it was called.) at Galway University. I imagine she had a keen sense of history and would treasure the Medal. She had no children but 2 of her sisters married. That's one reason I'm trying to find more information about Patrick. I want to reconnect with his grandchildren, as the Irish and American sides seem to have lost touch. Thanks again for your help and for the wonderful forum you have created here. I can tell it is a labor of love! Lorie P.S. I was just thinking, I wonder if Patrick received a Police Pension, if there was such a thing. Can you suggest any places to check? And would the records be available to a person in the US?
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Posts: 285 2-Feb-2010 9:19 PM Inspector-General	Hi Lorie. Thanks for your kind comments. Interesting about Patrick's family and the University connection. Patrick would have received a pension and the value of that would be shown in his record. Peter Mc
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