District Inspector

Michael F McCaughey

Felonious
End of Watch June 1, 1921
Age 28
Gender Male

Incident

Fatally wounded, alongside four other officers, one of whom died the following day, when their patrol of eleven men, returning to Killorglin from Tralee, was ambushed midway between Castlemaine and Milltown, County Kerry.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
District Inspector McCaughey served with the Royal Irish Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, District Inspector McCaughey.

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

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Service Record

End of Watch June 1, 1921
Age 28
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Homicide - Shot

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Michael 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 1921, 250 officers in Ireland were killed feloniously, more than in any other year.

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Who

Michael was 28. Of the 543 killed feloniously in Ireland whose age is recorded, half were between 24 and 41; the middle age was 31.

Age at death
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When

June holds 9.8% 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.

Every cause
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His people

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

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District Inspector Michael F McCaughey

Royal Irish Constabulary · End of Watch June 1, 1921

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