Peter P. Canavan
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Peter P. Canavan , Garda Síochána
17441F and recipient of the Scott Medal
, born 1949.
Canavan was a native of Kilkerrin
, County Galway
, and prior to joining the force was a farmer
. He joined An Garda Síochána on 12 March 1969.
in responding to an armed raid at Rathmines
post office
, Dublin, on 10 August, 1979. Shots were exchanged during a high-speed chase on busy streets, while Canavan reported the incident to Garda Communications Centre at Dublin Castle
. The raiders were eventually cornered and after further exchanges of shots, surrendered. The sum of £20,000 stolen in the robbery was recovered.
Gardaí Michael P. Grenville, James Fagan, Peter P. Canavan, Michael Kennedy, and John K. Mullins, were all presented with the Scott Medal at Templemore
in 1980.
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 :...
17441F 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...
, born 1949.
Canavan was a native of Kilkerrin
Kilkerrin
Kilkerrin is a village in County Galway, Ireland. It is situated on the R364 regional road 6km south of the town of Glenamaddy. Notable features in the area are Kiltullagh Lake and the Lough Lurgeen raised bog.-See also:...
, 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 prior to joining the force was a farmer
Farmer
A farmer is a person engaged in agriculture, who raises living organisms for food or raw materials, generally including livestock husbandry and growing crops, such as produce and grain...
. He joined An Garda Síochána on 12 March 1969.
Rathmines post office raid
Canavan was one of five Gardaí awarded the Scott MedalScott 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...
in responding to an armed raid at Rathmines
Rathmines
Rathmines is a suburb on the southside of Dublin, about 3 kilometres south of the city centre. It effectively begins at the south side of the Grand Canal and stretches along the Rathmines Road as far as Rathgar to the south, Ranelagh to the east and Harold's Cross to the west.Rathmines has...
post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
, Dublin, on 10 August, 1979. Shots were exchanged during a high-speed chase on busy streets, while Canavan reported the incident to Garda Communications Centre at Dublin Castle
Dublin Castle
Dublin Castle off Dame Street, Dublin, Ireland, was until 1922 the fortified seat of British rule in Ireland, and is now a major Irish government complex. Most of it dates from the 18th century, though a castle has stood on the site since the days of King John, the first Lord of Ireland...
. The raiders were eventually cornered and after further exchanges of shots, surrendered. The sum of £20,000 stolen in the robbery was recovered.
Gardaí Michael P. Grenville, James Fagan, Peter P. Canavan, Michael Kennedy, and John K. Mullins, were all presented with the Scott Medal at Templemore
Templemore
Templemore is a town in North Tipperary, Ireland. It is a civil parish in the historical barony of Eliogarty. It is part of the Roman Catholic parish of Templemore, Clonmore and Killea....
in 1980.
See also
- Brian ConnaughtonBrian ConnaughtonBrian Connaughton, Garda Síochána and recipient of the Scott Medal, 8 October 1899-26 March 1983.-Background:Connaughton was a native of Ballinglas, Mountbellew, County Galway...
- Joseph ScottJoseph Scott (garda)Joseph Scott, Garda Síochána and recipient of the Scott Medal, 4 March 1901-20 August 1962.-Background:Scott was born at Leavhive, Creggs, 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...
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- Michael J. ReynoldsMichael J. ReynoldsMichael J. Reynolds , Garda Síochána 17673G and recipient of the Scott Medal, 1945-1975.-Incident at St. Anne's Park:A native of Kilconnell, Ballinasloe, Reynolds was one of a number of Gardaí who responded to an armed robbery at the Bank of Ireland, Killester, Dublin, on the afternoon of 11...
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Reference
- An Garda Síochána and the Scott Medal, p.105, 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