Sub-Constable

Samuel Mahafey

Felonious
End of Watch January 3, 1838
Gender Male

Incident

Beaten to death by a gang while conveying orders in County Longford.

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188 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Sub-Constable Mahafey served with the Constabulary of Ireland.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

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Service Record

End of Watch January 3, 1838
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Homicide - Beaten

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Samuel is one of 605 officers killed feloniously in Ireland, 79.1% of the 765 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1838, 3 officers in Ireland were killed feloniously, the 10th heaviest of 56 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 250.

Every year on record · Ireland
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When

January holds 6.3% of these deaths in Ireland; May holds the most, 14.9%. Wednesdays: 18%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 79.1% of all 765 deaths in Ireland, the most common cause.

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His people

Constabulary of Ireland has 22 officers remembered here, Samuel among them.

Sub-Constable Samuel Mahafey

Constabulary of Ireland · End of Watch January 3, 1838

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