▁The ▁coron er ▁recorded ▁an ▁" open ▁ver dict " ▁and ▁three ▁compet ing ▁theories ▁circul ated ▁about ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁death : ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁indeed ▁a ▁gun ▁accident , ▁that ▁he ▁committed ▁suic ide , ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁killed ▁by ▁a ▁Bre ton ▁crime ▁synd icate ▁to ▁whom ▁he ▁ow ed ▁money ▁from ▁his ▁failed ▁hotel ▁business ▁( he ▁had ▁wor ried ▁about ▁people ▁" h anging ▁round " ▁near ▁the ▁prem ises ▁in ▁previous ▁weeks ). ▁He ▁was ▁laid ▁to ▁rest ▁alongside ▁his ▁father ▁at ▁St ▁M och on og ' s ▁Church , ▁Kil mac an og ue , ▁County ▁W ick low . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁The ▁Sh ay ▁Elli ott ▁Memorial ▁Road ▁Race ▁is ▁run ▁every ▁year ▁in ▁Ireland ▁in ▁his ▁honour . ▁The ▁race ▁was ▁previously ▁( since ▁ 1 9 5 9 ) ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Route ▁de ▁Ch ill ▁M h ant ain ▁( Circ uit ▁of ▁W ick low ). ▁It ▁became ▁the ▁Sh ay ▁Elli ott ▁Tro phy ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁si xt ies , ▁then ▁the ▁Sh ay ▁Elli ott ▁Memorial ▁after ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁A ▁monument ▁to ▁Elli ott , ▁ere cted ▁by ▁friends ▁and ▁B ray ▁Cy cling ▁Club , ▁stands ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁clim b ▁from ▁Dr um go ff ▁Bridge , ▁Glen mal ure ▁heading ▁towards ▁Lar agh , ▁County ▁W ick low , ▁where ▁the ▁race ' s ▁K OH ▁mountain ▁prime ▁is ▁situated . ▁