Michael O’Neill
Watchman

Michael O’Neill

Accident
End of Watch January 3, 1837
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Gender Male

Incident

Died when a huge explosion occurred at a gunmaker's premises, killing thirteen people.

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Permanent identifier
BO-GB-LNW-DE7A5272
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

189 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Watchman O’Neill served with the Limerick Night Watch.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Location M
Platform Identity lnw.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 3, 1837
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Accident

Watchman Michael O’Neill 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 M, 2 of 14 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 14.3% of this state's fallen. That is 16.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

Limerick Night Watch
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
M — Statewide
2
of 14 officers
14.3% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael O’Neill's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Michael O’Neill Compares

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Michael O’Neill is highlighted in Jan.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897