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All-Ireland final medal and other GAA memorabilia sold at auction

Jun 7, 2023 13:39
By radiokerrynews
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All-Ireland final medal and other GAA memorabilia sold at auction

A medal won in the first ever All-Ireland final, which took place in 1887, has been sold for €32,000.

It was one of a number of GAA programmes, memorabilia and collectors’ items which were sold by Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers recently.

A number of match programmes featuring Kerry teams were bought including the programme from the 1944 All-Ireland Final; this went under the hammer for €1,100.

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An original admission ticket to the Tipperary Dublin game which was held on Bloody Sunday in 1920 was sold for €5,400.

Meanwhile, among the collectors' items sold, was a limited edition signed copy of James Joyce’s Ulysses, which was bought for €18,500.

A full list of the items sold at the auction, which took place in the Talbot Hotel, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin , can be seen here .

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1944 All-Ireland final programme, which sold for €1,100

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The "Great Challenge Match" ticket between Tipperary and Dublin, played on Bloody Sunday 1920, which sold for €5,400

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Limited edition signed copy of James Joyce’s Ulysses, which was bought for €18,500

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