A fight outside a pub on Albert Quay resulted in the shooting dead of a sailor by Free State soldiers on a Saturday night.
Michael Gorman was a sailor on board HMS Carrigan Head which was docked at Albert Quay. He went drinking in a nearby pub and as darkness fell he got involved in a heated argument with a man and two women which spilled out onto the quayside.
Albert Quay in the early 20th century.
As fists started flying, one of the ladies ran around the corner to the gas works which was guarded by Free Staters. She led them in the direction of the fight and when Gorman saw them approaching he ran towards his ship.
Shots rang out and Gorman never reached his ship. With bullets lodged in his back but life still left in his body, Gorman was taken to the Mercy Hospital.
It was shortly before midnight when Gorman was admitted to the Mercy where he lingered all night until he took his last breath before dawn the following morning.
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