Patrick Hearty

Patrick Hearty

Died

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22 June 1920

Age

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53

Rank

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Sergeant

Force

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Royal Irish Constabulary

Cause

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Homicide - Shot

Duty Status

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Off Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Died from bronchial pneumonia and heart failure after being shot while off duty with a colleague when they were ambushed by terrorists on Mallow Street, Limerick, after visiting the doctor on 19th May.

His colleague, Sergeant Kyran Dunphy, was shot and killed during the ambush.