http://irishconstabulary.com/topic/517/Visit-to-Ireland-Medals en-us Copyright 2011, Yuku ceco@yuku.com (FeedMaster) webmaster@yuku.com (WebMaster) Sun, 20 Sep 2009 22:54:56 GMT Sun, 20 Sep 2009 22:54:56 GMT Kickapps Feeds 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 {pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 )) Search Domain q http://yuku.com/search/direct/ http://irishconstabulary.com/topic/517/Visit-to-Ireland-Medals A number of medals were issued which could be worn by members of the Irish police forces. Eligibility to wear a medal was given only in certain specific circumstances, but the most common medals encountered are those issued to mark the Visits to Ireland of Their Majesties Victoria, Edward VII and George V. These marked no more than presence on official duty, but as an award given direct by the Monarch they ranked (at that time) as important medals and took precedence over other army or campaign medals.

There is no official roll whereby the names of an individual can be checked for medal entitlement. Only the 1900 and 1903 medals were named (rank, initial and surname only); whereas the 1911 medal was not named at all. The following gives some idea as to the type, and reason, for a medal to be awarded.

 I would be particularly interested in knowing if any of these medals survive in family possession, with a view to building up a nominal... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Peter Mc RIC) http://irishconstabulary.com/topic/517 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 22:54:56 PST