Rare Book & Collectors' Sale 1st & 2nd October 2025

147 Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 1245. 1958 National Hurling League Final G.A.A.: [1958] Clar Oifigiuil N.H.L. Final, Wexford v. Limerick, 11.5.58, Croke Park, 8vo, D. 1958, m/ss notes, 2pps, ptd. wrappers. (1) * Wexford beat Limerick on a score line of 5.7 to 4.8. €80 - €100 1246. The G.A.A. and the Cinema Cinema : “Rooney,” broadside Poster, starring Barry Fitzgerald, John Gregson, Noel Purell, Muriel Parlow, directed by George Pollock and produced by George H. Brown, approx. 101cms x 70cms (402 x 27½”), as a Poster, w.a.f.; together with a collection of both black an white and coloured tills or lobby cards. (2) Rooney, adapted from the popular Catherine Cookson novel, follows the trials and tribulations of Rooney (John Gregson), dustbin man by trade and hurler by passion. From his digs in the bustling O’Flynn household in Rathmines, Rooney is selected for the Dublin hurling team but the road to Croke Park is not smooth and he meets romantic entanglement and inadvertent thievery along the way. Memorable for its Dublin locations, its stellar cast (Barry Fitzgerald, Marie Kean, Jackie MacGowran and Noel Purcell), and the daring insertion of Gregson into the actual 1957 Final, Rooney is a delight for GAA fans and all lovers of warm period comedy. €150 - €200 1247. 1958 All-Ireland Hurling Final G.A.A.: Hurling 1958, Craobh Iomana na hEireann, Programme, Galway V. Tipperary, 8vo D. 1958, illus. & adverts throughout, 20pps, ptd. wrappers, clean copy. (1) €80 - €120 1248. 1959, Archbishop Materson Memorial Cup G.A.A.: [1959] Clar Oifigiuil, C.L.G. Warwickshire, Inter-County Senior Football at Alexander Stadium, Perry Barr, Birmingham, 30th March [1959], Dublin v. Kerry, 8vo, Birmingham [1959] illus., m/ss notes, ptd. wrappers. Scarce. (1) €100 - €150 1249. All Ireland Hurling Final 1959 & Replay Waterford V. Kilkenny G.A.A.: Programme: Hurling 1959 , Clair Oifigiuil Craobh Iomana na hEireann, Croke Park, 6.9.1959, 8vo; also All Ireland Replay 4.10.1959, illus. ptd. wrappers, as a lot. (2) * Waterford beat Kilkenny 3.12 to 1.10 in the replay to claim their 2nd All Ireland Title. €200 - €300 1250. G.A.A. 1955-60, a group of Official Match Programmes to include: * Saint Brendan Cups Finals 9.10.55, Tipperary v. New York (Hurling) & Dublin v. New York (Football); * Wembley Games 10.5.59, Galway v Down (Football) and Kilkenny v. Cork (Hurling); * Saint Brendan Cup Finals, 9.10.60 Tipperary v New York (Hurling) & Down v. New York (Football), Official & Unofficial, all 8vo, D. L. 1955-60, illus. & adverts, ptd. wrappers, as a lot. (4) €100 - €150 1251. 1960, 1961 & 1962 All Ireland Hurling Finals G.A.A.: [1960-62] a group of three Official Match Programmes to include: * 1960 Wexford v. Tipperary, 4.9.1960 (WexfordWinners) * 1961 Dublin v. Tipperary, 3.9.1961, (Tipperary Winners) * 1962 Wexford v. Tipperary 2.9.1962 (Tipperary Winners), all 8vo, D. 1960-62, illus. & adverts, ptd. wrappers. Good copies. (3) €250 - €320 1252. All-Ireland Hurling Finals, 1960, ‘64, ‘66 G.A.A.: 1960’s , a group of three Match Programmes for All-Ireland Finals, to include: * Wexford v. Tipperary, 4.9.1960 (Unofficial); * Kilkenny v. Tipperary, 9.9.1964; * Kilkenny v. Cork, 4.9.1966; all 8vo, illus. & adverts, ptd. wrappers. (3) €120 - €140 1253. Wexford V. Tipperary, 1960 G.A.A.: Hurling 1960 , All-Ireland Hurling Final, Wexford V. Tipperary, 4.9.1960 at Croke Park, 20pps, illus. & adverts, ptd. wrappers, some wear, otherwise fine. (1) * The Model County Boys beat the Tipp Men on a score line of 2.15 to 0.11, winning their 4th All-Ireland Title. €100 - €150 1254. 1963 & 1964 All-Ireland Hurling Finals G.A.A. [1963/1964] Two Official Match Programmes to include: * 1963 Kilkenny v. Waterford 1.9.1963 (Kilkenny Winners); * 1964 Kilkenny v. Tipperary 6.9.1964 (Tipperary Winners), all 8vo, illus. & adverts, ptd. wrappers. Good copies. (2) €180 - €220 1255. The G.A.A. Stateside in the 1960’s G.A.A.: [1960’s] A group of three Official Match Programmes to include: * National Hurling League Final - Tipperary v. New York, 31st May 1964; World Championship Cup Kilkenny v. Tipperary, Gaelic Park, Bronx N.Y., 8vo, N.Y. 1964, 4pps. ptd. wrappers; * National Hurling League Final, Tipperary v. New York 19th & 26th Sept. 1965, Tipperary v. New York, Gaelic Park, N.Y., 8vo, N.Y. 1965, ptd. wrappers; * National Hurling League Final, Kilkenny v. New York (& Junior All-Ireland Football Final, Down v. Cork) 11.9.66, Croke Park, 2pps, ptd. wrappers, as a lot. (3) €200 - €300 1255