Policing Genealogy Ireland History

Name:	Michael Kenneally	Reg No:	1408
Image:		Date Of Joining:	30 May 1922
Date of birth:	26 January 1896	Address:	Kilmallock, Limerick
Date of Death:	-
Religion:	Roman Catholic	IRA Rank:	Private
Rank In National Army:	-	RIC Rank:	0
Foreign Army Rank:	-	If In Cid Or Protection Corps:	-
Knowledge Of Irish Language:	-	Height:	5ft 10 3/4
Chest:	37, 3	Remarks:	F.S. (Card Issued 13 May 1926)
Keyword:	#diedonduty	Acknowledgements And Sources:	Information and Picture from Garda.ie
Garda Rank at end of service:	-	Where Stationed-DISTRICT(Place):	-
End of Service and Reason:	-	Marriage	-
Occupation Or Trade:	-	By Whom Recommended:	-
Page Numbers:	95 and 96
Additional Images:	-
Further Notes:	He served from 1916-1922 in the 8th Battalion, Kerry No. 1 Brigade. Garda Kennelly also served in Galway, Monivea, Derrybrien, Letterfrack, Leenane, Clifden and Killimor. He married Alice MacHale on 26th August 1930 in Clifden Galway and they had two children. On 18th January, 1934, Garda Michael Kennelly, with Sergeant Forde, were returning to Maam Garda Station after escorting a female patient to Ballinasloe Mental Hospital. On driving through Galway the hackney car in which they were travelling approached the Woodquay area. It was a dark wet night. The vehicle left the roadway and entered the River Corrib at Woodquay. Garda Kennelly was drowned.