Manus Patten
Manus Patten (12 August 1902–20 June 1977) was an Irish police officer (Garda 4576), who was a recipient of the Scott Medal.Patten was a native of Derreans, Achill Sound, County Mayo, joining the Garda Síochána on 31 May 1923.During the early hours of 26 December 1938, in Ballina, a fire broke out at Pearse Street, home and business premises of a J J Duncan.Garda Patten alerted the inhabitants of the houses on either side of Duncan's, then made his way to the upper floor of the building.However, when outside, he learned there were still more people in the house, and ran back up the burning stairs to find a barely conscious husband and wife, who he escorted outside.