Individual Details
Thomas "Tommy" Keenan
(18 Oct 1902 - 28 Nov 1980)
Events
| Birth | 18 Oct 1902 | Battramstown, Meath |  | ||
| Census-shared | 1911 | (John Keenan) Battramstown, Meath | | ||
| Residence | 2 Apr 1911 | Age: 9; RelationToHead: Son - Bartramstown, Ardcath, Meath, Ireland | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 1916 | was in the Battle of Ashbourne - Ashbourne, Meath, Ireland | | ||
| Military | Bet Apr 1918 and Feb 1922 | in the Old IRA | | ||
| Military | Bet 17 Feb 1922 and 24 Jan 1924 | (a Private) in the Irish Army | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 1925 | applied for military pension but was refused | | ||
| Description | 1924 | 5' 8", dark haired, brown eyes with fair complexion | | ||
| Occupation | 1924 | labourer - Battramstown, Meath | | ||
| Occupation | Bet 1925 and 1980 | farmer - Borranstown | | ||
| Residence | 1937 | Battramstown, Meath | | ||
| Census | 1937 | Clonalvy Parish, Meath, Ireland | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 1943 | was awarded The Service (1917-1921) Medal | | ||
| Marriage | 9 Jun 1943 | Margaret "Maggie" Chapman | | ||
| Residence | Aft 1943 | Following his marriage in June 1943, he and his wife Maggie lived their farm in Borranstown for the remainder of their lives, where they brought up their children. - Borranstown, Co, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 1951 | requested a review of his military pension but was refused again | | ||
| Occupation | From Abt 1955 | member of the Ashbourne (1916) Memorial Committee - Ashbourne, Meath, Ireland | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 18 Apr 1964 | applied for the Veterans of War of Indepence Special Allowance, but was above the means test limit | | ||
| Residence (family) | To 1970 | Borranstown, Meath - Margaret "Maggie" Chapman | | ||
| Death | 28 Nov 1980 | Borranstown, Meath | | ||
| Burial | 30 Nov 1980 | Ballymadun Cemetery, Co Dublin | | ||
| Miscellaneous | has a pension file in the department of defence (ref:24SP 7988) re his 'Old IRA' service. | |
Families
| Spouse | Margaret "Maggie" Chapman (1914 - 1989) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | [son] Keenan ( - ) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Thomas Anthony Keenan (1950 - 1951) |
| Child | Mary Keenan (1952 - 1999) |
| Father | John Keenan (1861 - 1946) |
| Mother | Alice Callaghan (1872 - 1950) |
| Sibling | John "Sonny" Keenan (1900 - 1980) |
| Sibling | Alice Maria "Molly" Keenan (1901 - 1970) |
| Sibling | Mary Ellen "Nellie" Keenan (1904 - 1999) |
| Sibling | Anne "Nancy" Keenan (1905 - 1999) |
| Sibling | James "Jim" Keenan (1907 - 1990) |
| Sibling | Patrick "Paddy" Keenan (1910 - 1987) |
| Sibling | Kathleen "Kitty" Keenan (1911 - 1993) |
| Sibling | Laurence "Larry" Keenan (1913 - 1999) |
| Sibling | Margaret Mary "Moira" Keenan (1916 - 2003) |
| Sibling | Anthony "Toney" Keenan (1919 - 1970) |
Endnotes
1. Ireland, Department of Health, State Birth Register;General Registrar Office, Dublin.
2. Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, "Search the church / civil records," database, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Irish Genealogy (http://www.irishgenealogy.ie/: viewed 28 September 2019), Birth Register of THOMAS KEENAN on 19 October 1902.
3. Census 1911. Census Database, National Archives of Ireland. Keenan family. Battramstown.
4. Ancestry.com, Web: Ireland, Census, 1911 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), Class: RG14.
5. Deaths- Keenan [Thomas] (Borranstown, Ashbourne), Irish Independent, Dublin, Ireland, 29 November 1980, p.23.
6. Survivors of the Battle of Ashbourne (List) [Author Unknown]. n/a. Relating to Tommy Keenan. Held by Edan Keenan.
7. List of Deceased Members for Inclusion in the Roll of Honour on Memorial. n/a. Relating to Tommy Keenan. Held by Edan Keenan.
8. Thomas Keenan File, Application To The Minister For Defence For A Certificate Of Military Service, (12 Feb 1925),.
9. John Keenan (Canada).
10. John Keenan (Canada).
11. Thomas Keenan File (Private, 1st Easter Division (Staff)), Application for Certificate of Military Service, (:), M.S.P.4.
12. John Keenan (Canada).
13. Irish Military Archives, "IRISH ARMY CENSUS SEARCH," pdf, Irish Military Archives, MILITARY ARCHIVES (http://census.militaryarchives.ie/ : Downloaded 22 July 2015), Thos Keenan of Battramstown.
14. Certificate of Discharge (Infantry). 24 Jan 1924. Relating to Thomas Keenan. Held by Edan Keenan.
15. Report By The Board of Assessors - Thomas Keenan - Military Service Pensions Act, 1924. abt 1924. Relating to Thomas Keenan . Held by Edan Keenan.
16. Letter, Department of Defence 31/10/2007.
17. Thomas Keenan File (Military Service Pensions Act, 1924 - Report By The Board of Assessors).
18. Letter from Thomas Keenan (Battramstown, Garristown ,Co Dublin) to Department of Defence, 12 May 1926; held by Edan Keenan (copy).
19. Thomas Keenan File Certificate of Discharge (Army).
20. Thomas Keenan File Certificate of Discharge (Army).
21. Thomas Keenan File (1964), Application for a Special Allowance Under The Army Pensions Act, Form: A.P. 46/1, Ref No: DP 39077 .
22. Thomas Keenan File Certificate of Discharge (Army).
23. Martin Burke(complier), History of Clonalvy (Meath, Ireland: n.p, 1990), p20.
24. Martin Burke(complier), History of Clonalvy (Meath, Ireland: n.p, 1990), p20.
25. Letter, Department of Defence 31/10/2007.
26. Thomas Keenan File (1964), Application for a Special Allowance Under The Army Pensions Act, Form: A.P. 46/1, Ref No: DP 39077 .
27. Thomas Keenan File (1964), Application for a Special Allowance Under The Army Pensions Act, Form: A.P. 46/1, Ref No: DP 39077 .
28. "Ireland Marriages 1845-1958 Transcription," genealogy website, DC Thomson, Find My Past (www.findmypast.com: accessed 27 February 2017), Tommy & Maggie Keenan marriage.
29. , Elliott Family Tree (N.p.: n.p., n.d.), Thomas "Tommy" Keenan.
30. Letter, Department of Defence 31/10/2007.
31. Thomas Keenan File (May 1951), Petition Under Section 6(I) or Under Section II (I) of the Military Services Pension Act, 1949, 24/SP/7988.
32. Various Compilers, Leabhar Cuimneacain 1916 Ashbourne Memorial (Dublin: Irish Independent Ltd, April 1959), p.25.
33. Letter, Department of Defence 31/10/2007.
34. Letter from Thomas Keenan (Borranstown, Ashbourne, Co Dublin) to An Roinn Brainse Airgeadais, 19 Mar 1964; held by Edan Keenan (copy) (). from DOD pension files.
35. Letter from An Roinn Costana ( Colaiste Caoimhin, Glasnaidhean, Baile Atha Cliath 9) to Thomas Keenan, 25 Jun 1964; held by Edan Keenan (copy) (). part of DOD pension file.
36. Oral History. Fact relating to Information on Tommy & Maggie Keenan (nee Chapman) and Family.
37. Memorial Card, Thomas Keenan Nov 1970.
38. Volunteers, "Cemetery Transcriptions for use by Genealogists and Local Historians," database, Clear Digital Media Inc, Interment.net (http://www.interment.net/: Viewed 14 December 2008), Ballmadun Cemetery, Garrisontown, County Dublin; citing Volunteer Transcriptions.
39. Deaths- Keenan [Thomas] (Borranstown, Ashbourne), Irish Independent, Dublin, Ireland, 29 November 1980, p.23.
40. Memorial Card, Thomas Keenan 28 Nov 1980.
41. John Keenan, "Looking for more information about Thomas KEENAN," e-mail message from
42. Deaths- Keenan [Thomas] (Borranstown, Ashbourne), Irish Independent, Dublin, Ireland, 29 November 1980, p.23.
43. Volunteers, "Cemetery Transcriptions for use by Genealogists and Local Historians," database, Clear Digital Media Inc, Interment.net (http://www.interment.net/: Viewed 14 December 2008), Ballmadun Cemetery, Garrisontown, County Dublin; citing Volunteer Transcriptions.
44. Memorial Card, Thomas Keenan Nov 1970.
45. Edan Keenan (Oral History, Personal Knowledge).