Royal Irish Constabulary Silver Medal Struck 1848 for Signal Courage and Bravery.

the article is 1893 JCHAS Robert Day, Cork Antiquarian and grandfather of Robert Gibbons:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Gibbings

Jim Herlihy Some RIC History and West Cork recruits:

ess.com/2014/01/03/lecture-on-ric-by-jim-herlihy-with-some-police-records-from-west-cork-area/