A tragic incident unfolded on Saturday morning when Annie Mathews, a domestic servant aged about 45 or 50 years, met a sudden and untimely demise aboard a train from Lisnagry, bound for Limerick. The unfortunate incident occurred while the deceased, in the employ of Mr O’Conor, the Local Government Board Inspector at Thornfield, appeared to be in perfect health when she left home that day. However, as the train was only a short distance outside Lisnagry station, she suddenly fell violently ill and passed away with distressing abruptness, possibly due to a heart failure. It was reported that she may have overexerted herself while rushing to catch the train. Upon the train’s arrival at the local terminus in Limerick, the ambulance was promptly called, and the lifeless body of Annie Mathews was temporarily placed in the waiting room. The sad event has left a pall of sorrow over the community.

Limerick Echo – Tuesday 28 March 1905