Roll of Honor
Incident
On 24th December 1919, RIC officers were called to a row between British soldiers and some civilians in Killarney where, during the encounter, Constable Keough was accidentally shot by a colleague. He died from his wounds seven days later on 31st December.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Keough served with the Royal Irish Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Keough.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Constable Maurice Keough is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In L, 90 of 749 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 12% of this state's fallen. That is 19 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Royal Irish Constabulary, 74 of 642 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 11.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Maurice Keough's cause is highlighted.
How Maurice Keough Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Maurice Keough is highlighted in Dec.
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