Name Patrick Farrell | ||
Patrick Farrell, Garda Síochána #8232 (born 6 June 1909, date of death unknown) was a recipient of the Scott Medal.
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Background
Farrell was born at Doon, Loughrea, County Galway. He had been a farmer prior to joining the Gardaí on 8 March 1932.
Incident at Kilsheelan
Farrell was awarded the Scott Bronze Medal by Minister for Justice Brian Lenihan in November 1966. It was in recognition of his valour during a violent incident lasting over an hour, at Kilsheelan, County Tipperary, on 12 June 1965, when he subdued a mentally-ill man brandishing a shotgun.
Farrell retired on 5 June 1972.
References
Patrick Farrell (police officer) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA