March 31, 2025

Jimmy O’Neill | Ireland’s Longest Missing Person Case

26 minutes

In 1947, 16-year-old Jimmy O’Neill left for work in Waterford and was never seen again. Did he stow away to England, start a new life, or meet a darker fate? For decades, his disappearance remained a mystery—until now. A newly discovered letter and the power of forensic genealogy could finally reveal the truth.

Sources

‘I was always in fear of saying it, well now my family secret is out: We knew Jimmy ran away’

JIMMY O'NEILL: A 71-YEAR MYSTERY - The Munster Express

Jimmy O'Neill: Brother of Ireland's longest missing person appeals for closure | Newstalk

Ireland's longest missing person among those remembered on Missing Persons Day | Beat102103.com

Fresh hope for family of one of Ireland's oldest missing persons

A devastating mystery: 'Here I am, a man in my 70s, wondering what became of my brother'

https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-41363893

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