RARE BOOK AND COLLECTOR'S SALE July 30th & 31st, 2024

106 IMPERFECTIONS NOT STATED Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 744. Official Openings of G.A.A. Grounds in Ulster G.A.A., [Ulster Club] a collection of four Booklets / Brochures for G.A.A. Grounds Openings to include: * “Newcastle’s First G.A.A.,”Week 1954, Saint Patrick’s Park, G.A.A., 25th July - 1st August, Belfast (Cromac) 1954, averts, ptd. wrappers; * Official Opening Pairc Caislean Ruaidhri 9.9.62, Newry (P. Bennett) 1962, adverts 12pps, ptd. wrappers; * Saint Mary’s Park, Burren, Official Opening 5.5.68, illus. & adverts, ptd. wrappers/ * Official opening at Gaelic Park, Annaclane, 14/5/72, illus. & adverts, ptd. wrappers, as a lot, w.a.f. (4) €150 - €200 745. G.A.A.: Football & Hurling, 1960’s-80’s, a group of five Official Match Programmes to include: * Dublin v. Laois, 1.11.64 (Croke Park); * N.H.L. (Semi) Dublin v. Cork, 15.4.62 (Thurles); * A.I. Football, Derry v. Wicklow, c. 1980’s; *Dublin v. Senior Football Championship (Final), St. Vincent’s v Clanna Gael, 11.11.62; * Dublin Senior Football Championship (Final), Clanna Gael v. St. Vincent’s, all 8vo, ptd. wrappers. (5) €120 - €140 746. G.A.A.: Football & Hurling, 1967, Official Programmes: * N.H.L. Play Off, 2 April 1967, Clare v. Cork, Pairc na nGael, Limerick, 8vo L. (Key) 1967, m/ss notes, 2pps, ptd. wrappers; * N.F.L., Dublin v. Cork, Cork Athletic Grounds, 22.1.67, c. 1967, 2pps, ptd. wrappers. Scarce. (2) €80 - €120 747. 1990 All-Ireland Hurling & Football G.A.A., Hurling & Football 1990 , Clar Oifigiuil, Cumann Luithcleas Gael, Cluichi Cheannais Iomana, Cork v. Galway, Croke Park, 2.9.90; Cluichi Ceannais Peile, Meath v. Cork, 16.9.1190, both 8vo, D. 1990, illus. & adverts, ptd. wrappers. (2) * Cork won the double for only the fourth time in the G.A.A.’s history. €120 - €140 748. 1943 All-Ireland Football Final G.A.A., Football [1943] Clar Oifigeamhail, i bPairc an Chroiaigh, 26.9.43, Craobh Peile na hEireann Cavan v. Roscommon, 8vo D. 1943, 20pps, illus. & adverts (lacks back cover). Scarce. (1) Note: Captained by Jimmy Murray, Roscommon claimed their First All-Ireland beating Cavan on a score line of 2.7 to 2.2. €400 - €600 749. 1944 All-Ireland Football Final G.A.A. Football (1944) Clar Oifigeamhail, i bPairc en Chrocaigh, 24.9.44, Kerry v. Roscommon, 8vo, D. 1944, 14pps, adverts., ptd. wrappers. Scarce. (1) Note: In front of a record crowd of 79,245 Roscommon held onto their Crown, beating Kerry on a score line of 1.9 to 2.4. €600 - €800 750. G.A.A. Football, 1 944, Clar Oifigiuil, Munster 1944 Championship Senior Football, Cork v. Tipperary, Clonmel, 18.6.1944, 2pps, adverts, ptd. wrappers. Scarce. (1) €150 - €200 751. All-Ireland Junior Football Semi-Finals, 1946 G.A.A., Football, 1946 , Official Programme, ‘An Babhta Deiridh de Craobh na hEireann Peil na Soisear (Junior) i Breffni Park 13.10.46, Down v. Leitrim, 8vo Cavan (Anglo-Celt) 1946, 2pps. Scarce. (1) * Down beat Leitrim and went on to win their first Junior Title beating Louth. €300 - €400 752. G.A.A.: Football 1947 & 1972, Munster Championships 1947, Football Semi- Finals at Fitzgerald Park, Fermoy 6.7.47, Cork v. Tipperary, 2pps; Munster Senior Football Championship at Fitzgerald Park, Fermoy, 11.6.72, Waterford v. Cork, 2pps, both Scarce. (2) €150 - €200 748 745 750 749