A fatal roadside fight occurred in Limerick, resulting in the death of 32-year-old agricultural laborer, Maurice O’Keefe, who was found dead on the roadway with a fractured skull. An inquest revealed that O’Keefe had quarreled with a man named John Enright on their way home to Ellinmery on Saturday. Despite the efforts of two others in the party to separate them, the fight continued, and O’Keefe was eventually left on the roadside. He was accidentally discovered by a carrier the following morning. The jury determined that Enright, who has been arrested, was responsible for delivering the fatal blow and criticised the other men for leaving the deceased to his fate.

Lincolnshire Chronicle – Friday 04 October 1901