Patrick Sheahan
Constable

Patrick Sheahan

Accident
End of Watch May 6, 1905
Age 30
The Vigil Panel 187 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Constable Sheahan had suffocated in the liquid at the foot of the main sewer on Burgh Quay.

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BO-GB-DMP-E311CE29
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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Sheahan served with the Dublin Metropolitan Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Sheahan.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Dublin, L
Platform Identity dmpd.ie.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 6, 1905
Age 30
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Accident

Constable Patrick Sheahan is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 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 12 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Dublin Metropolitan Police, 8 of 34 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.5% of this agency's fallen.

Dublin Metropolitan Police
8
of 34 officers
23.5% Accident
L — Statewide
90
of 749 officers
12% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Patrick Sheahan's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Patrick Sheahan Compares

Age at Death
30
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Patrick Sheahan is highlighted in May.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897