Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Constable Sinnott died in the first minute or two of Christmas Day 1892 after being fatally injured, at 11:01pm on Christmas Eve, by the explosion of dynamite placed outside the Detective Office in Exchange Court near Dublin Castle.
He was taken to Jervis Street Hospital where he received immediate medical attention for his severed hand, severed leg and other injuries but he was so badly mutilated that he died an hour after the explosion.
Patrick joined the Dublin Metropolitan Police on 18th December 1885 and served with ‘G’ Division.
He was a single man from Clonegal, County Carlow.
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Detective Constable Sinnott served with the Dublin Metropolitan Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Detective Constable Patrick Sinnott is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In L, 592 of 749 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 79% of this state's fallen. That is 79 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Dublin Metropolitan Police, 20 of 34 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 58.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Patrick Sinnott's cause is highlighted.
How Patrick Sinnott Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Patrick Sinnott is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
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