Roll of Honor
Prev Next
William Prendergast
Constable

William Prendergast

Royal Irish Constabulary — L
Accident
Ireland flag Leinster flag
End of Watch January 10, 1874
Age 51
The Vigil Panel 206 ›
Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 641

Incident

On a very dark night, while walking to Maganey Railway Station, County Kildare, to catch an evening train home, Constable Prendergast fell into a road-side drain and drowned, after earlier giving evidence at the Graigue Quarter Sessions in Queen’s County.

William, an officer from the Grangemellon district, had served with the RIC for about thirty-four years and was well respected for his conduct.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-GB-RIC-65875ED4
Stewardship
Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
Added to badge.nw
April 8, 2026
Last updated
July 23, 2026

Honored here by 1 sentinel - 1 tribute.

Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew William. Claim this record.

This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.

Tributes

152 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Constable Prendergast 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

Agency

Department Royal Irish Constabulary
Location L
Platform Identity rico.nir.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 10, 1874
Age 51
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Drowned

Constable William Prendergast 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.

Royal Irish Constabulary
74
of 642 officers
11.5% Accident
L — Statewide
90
of 749 officers
12% 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. William Prendergast'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 William Prendergast Compares

Age at End of Watch
51
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William Prendergast 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