Patrick Joseph Carroll

Patrick Joseph Carroll
7th Garda Commissioner
In office
March 1967 – September 1968
Preceded byWilliam P. Quinn
Succeeded byMichael Wymes
Personal details
Born(1903-09-15)15 September 1903
Stradbally, Laois, Ireland
Died6 December 1975(1975-12-06) (aged 72)
Rathmines, Dublin, Ireland
Education

Patrick Joseph Carroll (15 September 1903 – 6 December 1975) was an Irish soldier and former commissioner of the Gardaí Síochána from March 1967 to September 1968.

Life and career

Carroll was born 15 September 1903 in Ballyrider, Stradbally, County Laois. He was active in the Irish Republican Army during the Irish War of Independence in Athy, County Kildare. He was the Garda commissioner between March 1967 – September 1968. Carroll died on 6 December 1975 in Rathmines, County Dublin aged 72.

References

  1. ↑ Dempsey, Pauric J. (October 2009). "Carroll, Patrick Joseph". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 10 September 2026.
  2. ↑ "Garda Commissioners since 1922". An Garda Síochána. Retrieved 10 September 2026.
  3. ↑ "Carroll, Patrick Joseph".
  4. ↑ Irish statistical bulletin: Feasachán staidrimh na hÉireann. 1925.
  5. ↑ "The Garda Commissioners". www.policehistory.com. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
  6. ↑ "Garda Commissioners since 1922". An Garda Síochána. Retrieved 10 September 2026.
  7. ↑ Dempsey, Pauric J. (October 2009). "Carroll, Patrick Joseph". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 10 September 2026.