Constable

John Linnegan

Suicide Honored
End of Watch September 10, 1905
Age 36
Gender Male

Incident

Took his own life by shooting while on duty at the Inagh Hut Police Protection Post, County Clare, when the balance of his mind was disturbed.

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Constable John Linnegan served with the Royal Irish Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. We will always remember your sacrifice.
You belong on this wall. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

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Service Record

End of Watch September 10, 1905
Age 36
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Suicide
Cause Detail Suicide

The Sacrifice · Suicide

John is one of 16 officers lost to suicide in Ireland, 2.1% 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 1905, 1 officer in Ireland was lost to suicide, the 3rd heaviest of 13 years on record. The heaviest was 1883, with 3.

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Who

John was 36. Of the 16 lost to suicide in Ireland whose age is recorded, half were between 29.3 and 44.5; the middle age was 36.5.

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When

September holds 12.5% of these deaths in Ireland; February holds the most, 18.8%. Sundays: 6.3%.

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How

Suicide deaths account for 2.1% of all 765 deaths in Ireland, the 4th most common cause.

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His people

Royal Irish Constabulary has at least 120 officers remembered here, John among them.

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Constable John Linnegan

Royal Irish Constabulary · End of Watch September 10, 1905

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