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Policing Genealogy Ireland History
Policing Genealogy Ireland History
Download| Name: | Patrick McAvinia | Reg No: | 2 |
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Date Of Joining: | 21 February 1922 |
| Date of birth: | 12 December 1894 | Address: | County Cavan |
| Religion: | Roman Catholic | IRA Rank: | - |
| Rank In National Army: | - | RIC Rank: | 0 |
| Foreign Army Rank: | - | If In Cid Or Protection Corps: | - |
| Knowledge Of Irish Language: | - | Height: | - |
| Chest: | - | Remarks: | - |
| Keyword: | Garda Number One | Acknowledgements And Sources: | Picture from RTE (https://www.rte.ie/news/2022/0219/1280949-civic-guards/) |
| Garda Rank at end of service: | - | Where Stationed-DISTRICT(Place): | - |
| Occupation Or Trade: | - | By Whom Recommended: | - |
| Link To Register: | https://digital.ucd.ie/view-media/ucdlib:53466/uv#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=3&z=-4427.8387%2C0%2C16989.6774%2C6160 | Page Numbers: | 1 and 2 |
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| Further Notes: | Often said to be the first official person to join the Civic Guard. Son of Edward McAvinia (a farmer) and Mary Anne Kiernan. He worked as a clerk of the arbitration court in Galway before joining. Married to Christina. He retired on 24th March 1947. He worked for Irish Oil and Cake Mills Ltd in Drogheda for the next 15 years. He died in 1963 | ||