Joseph Scott (garda)
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Joseph Scott, Garda Síochána
and recipient of the Scott Medal
, 4 March 1901-20 August 1962.
, County Galway
, and was a farmer before joining An Garda Síochána
1 April 1922, making him one of the very first members of the force. His number was 679.
on 22 September 1935, he was one of a Gardaí rescue party in search of a girl who had fallen into a chasm in the Glencar Caves.
According Gerald O'Brien:
Scott was awarded the Scott Bronze Medal by Commissioner
Eamonn Broy on 8 November 1937. He continued his career in the Sligo/Leitrim Division "dying in harness on 20 August 1962 having served 40 years and 129 days."
Garda Síochána
, more commonly referred to as the Gardaí , is the police force of Ireland. The service is headed by the Commissioner who is appointed by the Irish Government. Its headquarters are located in the Phoenix Park in Dublin.- Terminology :...
and recipient of the Scott Medal
Scott Medal
The Walter Scott Medal is a medal awarded annually for bravery to Garda Síochána police officers and firemen. It is not a state award, being at the gift of the commissioner, but the medals are awarded by the Minister for Justice. FDNY recipients are also awarded $500, donated by the Fire Foundation...
, 4 March 1901-20 August 1962.
Background
Scott was born at Leavhive, CreggsCreggs
Creggs is a small village in County Galway, in the west of Ireland, on the R362 regional road between Glenamaddy and Athleague.Although it has a population of only a hundred the village contains three Public Houses and used to contain seven...
, County Galway
County Galway
County Galway is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the city of Galway. Galway County Council is the local authority for the county. There are several strongly Irish-speaking areas in the west of the county...
, and was a farmer before joining An Garda Síochána
Garda Síochána
, more commonly referred to as the Gardaí , is the police force of Ireland. The service is headed by the Commissioner who is appointed by the Irish Government. Its headquarters are located in the Phoenix Park in Dublin.- Terminology :...
1 April 1922, making him one of the very first members of the force. His number was 679.
Incident at Manorhamilton
While stationed at Manorhamilton, County LeitrimCounty Leitrim
County Leitrim is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the village of Leitrim. Leitrim County Council is the local authority for the county...
on 22 September 1935, he was one of a Gardaí rescue party in search of a girl who had fallen into a chasm in the Glencar Caves.
According Gerald O'Brien:
"The actual depth of the chasm was unknown, though the Gardai were aware of local beliefs that it was considerabel and that it might contain noxious gases. Aware that each wasted moment might mean the girl's life, Sergeant Scott immediately had himself lowered into the chasm .... some ninety feet before he reached the bottom ... he made the sad discovery of the girl's dead body in a pool of water. Remaining at the bottom oin pitch darkness and crouched in almost three feet of water, he tied the rope to the body and had it brought to the surface. By the time this had been accomplished and the rope returned to him, some 2.5. hours had elapsed ... When he finally emerged again in the open air he was in urgent need of treatmetn for a catalogue of severe bruises, abraisions and cuts."
Scott was awarded the Scott Bronze Medal by Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner is in principle the title given to a member of a commission or to an individual who has been given a commission ....
Eamonn Broy on 8 November 1937. He continued his career in the Sligo/Leitrim Division "dying in harness on 20 August 1962 having served 40 years and 129 days."
See also
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Reference
- An Garda Síochána and the Scott Medal, Gerard O'Brien, Four Courts PressFour Courts PressFour Courts Press is an Irish academic publishing house.It was founded in 1970 by Michael Adams, a managing director at the Irish Academic Press and a member of Opus Dei. Its early publications were primarily theological, notably the English translation of the Navarre Bible...
, 2008. ISBN 978 1 84682 124 0