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Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
December 10, 2025 - December 10, 2025
Page Size: 617 items in 25 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
151 Mike Cronin, Mark Duncan and Paul Rouse

GAA: The GAA- A Peoples History

2010 EUR 40.00 - 80.00 EUR 37.50
152

The Story Of Brosna GAA 1888-2018

2019 EUR 40.00 - 60.00 EUR 37.50
153 Mick Mackey

The Mackey Story by Seamus O'Ceallaigh and Sean Murphy

1982 EUR 60.00 - 100.00 EUR 62.50
154

GAA Kilkenny: James Stephens-All Ireland Hurling Club Champions

1976 EUR 60.00 - 100.00 EUR 68.75
155 Pat O'Shea

Records of the Kerry County Senior Championships 1889-1998 'Face The Ball'

1998 EUR 40.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
156 Eddie Keher

GAA: Hurling Hurling Heroes- Fourteen Hurling Greats Profiled

2000 EUR 40.00 - 80.00 EUR 37.50
157 Michael O' Dwyer

The History of Cricket in County Kilkenny - The Forgotten Game

2006 EUR 40.00 - 60.00 EUR 56.25
158

GAA: Henry Shefflin- The Autobiography

2015 EUR 40.00 - 80.00 EUR 37.50
159 Seamus J King

Tipperary GAA Story 1935-1984

1988 EUR 80.00 - 120.00 EUR 62.50
160 Denis Kinsella

GAA. The Mooncoin Story

EUR 40.00 - 60.00 EUR 75.00
161

Indo-Westindian Cricket - Frank Birbalsingh and Clem Shiwcharan

London 1988 EUR 80.00 - 160.00 Not Sold
162 Micheal O Muircheartaigh

GAA: From Borroloola To Mangerton Mountain

2006 EUR 40.00 - 80.00 EUR 37.50
163 Tommy O'Connor

Kerry GAA: Ardfert- A Hurling History

1988 EUR 40.00 - 60.00 EUR 50.00
164 Tommy O'Connor

North Kerry = A Hurling History- A History of the North Kerry Hurling Board

2015 EUR 40.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
165 Jack Mahon

GAA: A History of Gaelic Football

2000 EUR 50.00 - 80.00 EUR 37.50
166 Sean Og O Ceallachain

GAA: Giants of Gaelic Football- All- Time Greats

2007 EUR 40.00 - 80.00 Not Sold
167 Tony Ryan

A History of The Dungarvan GAA Club from 1885 to 2017

EUR 40.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
168

All Ireland Football Final Programme Kerry v Kildare

22nd September 1929 EUR 200.00 - 400.00 EUR 500.00
169

All Ireland Football Semi Final Kildare v Monaghan Programme

25th August 1929 EUR 200.00 - 400.00 EUR 500.00
170

Rugby Union: 1948-13 March, Ireland v Wales, programme for Ireland's Grand Slam Winning Match

EUR 350.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
171

Rugby Union: Collection of Programmes from the 1930's and 40's

1931-02-01 EUR 70.00 - 140.00 EUR 325.00
172

Rugby Union: 1927 Ireland v Scotland pictorial booklet issued by The Irish Times

EUR 100.00 - 200.00 EUR 62.50
173 Heaney, Seamus

Beowulf

London 1999 EUR 400.00 - 500.00 EUR 500.00
174

Seamus Heaney; The Door stands open, Heaney Tribute to Milosz

2005 EUR 350.00 - 500.00 EUR 600.00
175

Heaney Seamus SIGNED, The Midnight Verdict

Dublin 1993 EUR 100.00 - 200.00 EUR 175.00
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