Patrick Sheehan, Crimean War vet.

“This sad story was published in September 1857 in The Freeman’s Journal: A young man named Patrick Sheehan was brought up in custody of Police-constable Lynam, charged with causing an obstruction on the thoroughfare in Grafton Street.

The constable stated that the prisoner was loitering in Grafton Street for the purpose of begging, having a placard on his breast stating forth that he had served in the Crimea in the 55th regiment; that he had lost his sight in the trenches before Sebastopol, and that he was discharged on a pension of six pence a day for nine months; and that this period being now expired, he was now obliged to have recourse to begging to support himself. A Crimean medal was found on his person … the prisoner was committed for seven days for begging.””

http://www.irishidentity.com/extras/hidden/stories/crimean.htm#:~:text=Four%20Irish%20regiments%20served%20in%20the%20Crimea%2C%204th,that%20over%207%2C000%20Irishmen%20died%20in%20the%20campaign.

From Article: Ireland and the Crimean War; Leinster Leader
August 2002