In recognition of the service of those who took part in the revolutionary period 1916-23, the Army Pensions Act (APA) 1923 was passed by the Free State Government to allow claims to be submitted for pensions and medals to those who applied.
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As we commemorate the anniversary of the birth of Irish writer Brendan Behan in 1923 on February 9, Elizabeth Toomey writes about his time in New York.