Cahir’s memorial to Crimean Bob, “a veteran troophorse”

This plaque is on display in the main square of Cahir, Co Tipperary:

This article outlines the story of Crimean Bob and other Irish animals of the Crimean War. A little disappointingly , the Cahir plaque is a replica and the original is in the museum of the Royal Hussars.

On RTE Radio, Mooney Goes Wild did a segment on Crimean Bob a few years back

 

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