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Unique Memento from An Historic G.A.A. Event The 1913 All-Ireland
Hurling Final G.A.A.: A Match Sliothar, the leather circular overall Ball
with raised stitches. A rare surviving example from the rudimentary and
evolutionary stages of the G.A.A. * The above example was retained by
Kilkenny Goalkeeper John T. Power, after the 1913 All-Ireland Hurling
Final, as a memento to mark Kilkenny’s first three in a row, and also the
first ever 15 a side All-Ireland final, at the newly named ‘’Croke Park’’.
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Estimate €800 - €1000