1950 All-Ireland Final programme from Louth vs Mayo game up for auction for tidy sum

A 1950 All-Ireland Final programme from the game which saw Louth and Mayo clash is among a number of rare Louth related books to go up for auction.

The programme is among a number of items being put under the hammer by Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers in Kilkenny as part of their Rare Book & Collectors’ Sale. 

This Sale will take place at our Auction Rooms, Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny on Tuesday & Wednesday Dec. 12th & 13th, 2023.

The programme has a guide price of €180 - €220.

Also included in the auction are:

The History of Drogheda Up to Date, with Memoirs of the Martyr by Primate, Dr. Oliver Plunkett, 1893

The Voyage of the ‘Fox’ in the Arctic Seas, A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and His Companions 1859; written by Captain M’Clintock, an important Irish explorer, was born in Dundalk, Co. Louth.

Irish Map: Index to the Townland Survey of the County of Louth and the County of the Town of Drogheda, fold. map, cold. in outline, D. Co.’s Phoenix Park, c. 1838.

Preview at the Auction Rooms, Chatsworth Street, Castlceomer, Co. Kilkenny will be on Thursday December 7th 10am – 4pm; Friday December 8th 10am – 4pm; Sunday December 10th: 1pm – 6pm; Monday December 11th:   10.30am – 6.00pm