John Thomas Keeffe

Died:: 29 September 1920
Age:: 30
Rank:: Constable
Force:: Royal Irish Constabulary
Cause:: Homicide - Shot
Duty Status:: On Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Shot dead alongside a colleague while off duty in a public house when four gunmen entered and fired at them.

Police Memorial Tribute

Shot dead alongside his colleague, Constable John Downey, while off duty in a public house adjoining their barracks in the village of O’Brien’s Bridge, County Clare, when four gunmen entered and fired at them with revolvers.