Incident
Fatally injured when he unintentionally discharged his revolver while on duty at Carna Barracks, Connemara, County Galway.
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138 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Constable Keevins served with the Royal Irish Constabulary.
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
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Royal Irish Constabulary has lost 642 officers; 74 of them lost to accidents.
Michael is one of 90 officers lost to accidents in L, 12% of the 749 remembered there.
Michael is one of 92 officers lost to accidents in Ireland, 12% of the 765 remembered there.
Michael is one of 10,096 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1888, 1 officer at Royal Irish Constabulary was lost to accidents, the 12th heaviest of 26 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 22.
In 1888, 1 officer in L was lost to accidents, the 14th heaviest of 39 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 22.
In 1888, 1 officer in Ireland was lost to accidents, the 14th heaviest of 41 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 22.
In 1888, 13 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 143rd heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Michael was 28. Of the 73 lost to accidents at Royal Irish Constabulary whose age is recorded, half were between 25 and 39; the middle age was 30.
Michael was 28. Of the 86 lost to accidents in L whose age is recorded, half were between 25 and 38.8; the middle age was 30.
Michael was 28. Of the 86 lost to accidents in Ireland whose age is recorded, half were between 25 and 38.8; the middle age was 30.
Michael was 28. Of the 9,452 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36.
When
September holds 8.1% of these deaths at Royal Irish Constabulary; December holds the most, 13.5%. Sundays: 14.9%.
September holds 7.8% of these deaths in L; December holds the most, 13.3%. Sundays: 13.3%.
September holds 7.6% of these deaths in Ireland; December holds the most, 14.1%. Sundays: 13%.
September holds 9.1% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Sundays: 14%.
How
Accident deaths account for 11.5% of all 642 deaths at Royal Irish Constabulary, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 12% of all 749 deaths in L, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 12% of all 765 deaths in Ireland, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Royal Irish Constabulary has at least 120 officers remembered here, Michael among them.
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John Yates Mar 15, 1847
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Thomas Malone May 18, 1847
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William Keys Dec 12, 1847
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James Owens Sep 16, 1849
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Eugene Sullivan Aug 14, 1860
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Laurence Connell Aug 30, 1863
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John White Feb 7, 1867
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Denis Duggan Feb 22, 1867
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Thomas Casey Feb 22, 1868
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Samuel Morrow Aug 14, 1868
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Timothy Woods Sep 3, 1868
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Thaddeus O’Loghlen Dec 15, 1868
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Thomas Talbott Jul 16, 1871
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Peter Cunningham Jun 15, 1872
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George Cooke Jul 1, 1872
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Joseph Morton Aug 20, 1872
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Robert Allison Jan 11, 1873
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Michael Lynch Jan 25, 1873
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Cornelius McNamara Nov 15, 1873
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William Prendergast Jan 10, 1874
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Michael Gunning Jan 19, 1874
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Francis Murphy Dec 29, 1874
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John Warrington Mar 28, 1875
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Samuel Wilson Dobbyn Oct 13, 1875
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John O’Brien Oct 18, 1876
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James McIntyre Jun 1, 1878
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John Anderson Sep 11, 1878
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Samuel Boyce Jun 23, 1879
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Arthur Small Apr 16, 1880
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James Slowey Sep 17, 1880
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Robert Armstrong Apr 6, 1881
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James Linton Jul 24, 1881
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James Kavanagh Feb 15, 1882
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Thomas Godsell May 25, 1882
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Andrew Murtagh Jun 13, 1882
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Edward Brown Aug 12, 1882
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John Creighton Feb 2, 1883
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James Grehan Apr 14, 1883
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John Griffin May 11, 1883
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Henry L Stone Sep 28, 1884
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William Gardiner Jul 14, 1886
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James O’Reilly Jul 23, 1887
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Thomas Caragher Jul 24, 1887
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Thomas Carrahan Jul 25, 1887
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Gerald Whelehan Sep 11, 1887
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Joshua William Bernard Sep 23, 1887
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Joseph Cantwell Dec 15, 1887
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Charles McGowan Jun 8, 1888
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Michael Keevins Sep 16, 1888
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Arthur Gloster Sep 26, 1888
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William Limerick Martin Feb 3, 1889
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John Coyle May 15, 1889
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Hugh Kelly Jun 17, 1889
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John Mills Nov 19, 1889
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William John Finlay Jan 8, 1891
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Timothy O’Leary Jul 21, 1891
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Thomas King Aug 4, 1891
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Patrick Rooney Dec 26, 1891
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James McVeigh Dec 26, 1891
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Patrick Feeny Apr 18, 1892
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Jerome Walsh Jun 19, 1893
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Patrick Sweeney Jan 28, 1894
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William Lennon Jan 15, 1897
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John Hickey May 29, 1897
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Patrick Martin May 29, 1897
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Robert Frizelle May 29, 1897
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Martin McEvoy May 19, 1898
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Samuel Orr Sep 14, 1899
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Patrick Farrell Aug 10, 1900
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John Moffett Feb 16, 1901
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William Lynch Feb 6, 1902
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Patrick Gaffney Dec 15, 1902
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John Leeson Jan 22, 1903
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Francis Satchwell Apr 26, 1904
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Robert Beatty Jul 11, 1904
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John Linnegan Sep 10, 1905
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John Sheahan Jun 2, 1906
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John Kilmartin Nov 24, 1906
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Edward Sheppard Jul 21, 1907
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Frank Michel Feely Jan 11, 1908
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Florence McCarthy Apr 7, 1908
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Garret Fitzsimons Nov 3, 1908
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Martin Goldrick Jan 22, 1909
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Patrick Pender Apr 24, 1909
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Patrick Woods May 28, 1909
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John Wallace Jul 28, 1909
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Patrick Healy Mar 8, 1910
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John Clarke Aug 13, 1910
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John Gallagher Oct 3, 1910
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James Bailie Oct 10, 1910
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Henry Annesley Coxwell Rogers Apr 15, 1911
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Laurence Bergin Nov 16, 1912
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Michael Driscoll Jun 3, 1913
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Brian Taylor Aug 12, 1914
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Edward Casey Oct 27, 1914
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Patrick Donnelly Aug 8, 1915
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Bernard McNamee Oct 1, 1915
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Charles McGee Apr 24, 1916
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John Hurley Apr 26, 1916
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Patrick Whelan Apr 26, 1916
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Thomas Felix Rourke Apr 27, 1916
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Christopher Miller Apr 27, 1916
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Harry Smyth
Apr 28, 1916
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John Young
Apr 28, 1916
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John Shanagher Apr 28, 1916
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James Cleary Apr 28, 1916
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James Gormley
Apr 28, 1916
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James Hickey Apr 28, 1916
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Richard McHale Apr 28, 1916
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William N Rowe
May 2, 1916
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Alexander Gray May 10, 1916
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Samuel Patterson Aug 15, 1916
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Michael J McDermott Feb 4, 1917
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Patrick McDermott Sep 6, 1917
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Daniel Buckley Sep 28, 1918
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Owen Ward Oct 10, 1918
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John Moriarty Nov 8, 1918
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Patrick O’Connell Jan 21, 1919
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James McDonnell Jan 21, 1919
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John Charles Milling
Mar 30, 1919
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