Philip St. John Kelleher MC

Died

31 October 1920

Age

Rank

District Inspector

Force

Royal Irish Constabulary

Cause

Homicide - Shot

Duty Status

Off Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Shot and killed while off duty in Kiernan’s Hotel in Granard, County Longford, where he resided at the time.

Roll of Honour Citation

Shot and killed while off duty in Kiernan’s Hotel in Granard, County Longford, where he resided at the time.

Circumstances

An ex-Captain with only 4 months police service, shot dead in his hotel.

District Inspector Kelleher was off duty, unarmed and in plain clothes in Kiernan’s Hotel in Granard, County Longford, where he resided at the time when, about 9:30pm, two gunmen entered the bar and fired at him while he was drinking with three friends. Two bullets struck Philip in the chest and killed him.