Roll of Honor
Incident
While searching for implements that had been stolen from the Headford and Kenmare Railway, Constables McVeigh and Patrick Rooney were trying to cross the River Flesk via a makeshift bridge supported by stakes sunken into the riverbed.
James stepped onto the bridge first followed by Patrick who was then caught by a strong gust of wind and lost his balance.
He tried to steady himself by grabbing Constable McVeigh’s cape but both men fell into the river and were swept away by the strong current.
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135 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Constable McVeigh 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
Constable James McVeigh is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In L, 90 of 749 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 12% of this state's fallen. That is 19 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Royal Irish Constabulary, 74 of 642 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 11.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James McVeigh's cause is highlighted.
How James McVeigh Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James McVeigh is highlighted in Dec.
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