Memorial set to be restored

A memorial to mark the bravery of a Co Limerick-born policeman is to be restored near O’Connell Bridge in Dublin.

Memorial set to be restored
Wed, 04 Jul, 2012 - 01:00
Jimmy Woulfe, Mid-West Correspondent

The memorial commemorates the bravery of Constable Patrick Sheahan, a native of Glin who died trying to rescue a workman in 1905.

Housing Minister Jan O’Sullivan said it had been removed to allow work on a new bridge.

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