RARE BOOK & COLLECTORS’ SALE 12th -13th December 2023

134 IMPERFECTIONS NOT STATED Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 Medal: G.A.A. (Hurling 1889 ) A rare 9ct gold Maltese shaped cross, the obverse with cross hurls and sliother, with etched shamrocks, the reverse inscribed ‘G.A.A. All-Ireland Hurling, Championship 1889 - N. O’Shea [Captain - Dublin], hallmarked (J.R. Ryan Dublin), with pin back. Extremely Scarce; together with a plated Teapot and Sugar Bowl (inscribed - “Dublin 1887 - 1st Prize High Jump - won by N. O’Shea”) as a collection. (3) Note: In only the third staging of the competition 8 teams participated - 3 Leinster and 5 Munster. The Tournament began on the 27th July and ended the 3rd November. The defending champions were Tipperary, they were beaten in the Provincials. The final saw Dublin play Clare in Inchicore in front of 1,500 spectators. They won under the captaincy of Nicholas O’Shea, a Tipperary man, on a score line of 5.01 to 1.06. This marked Dublin’s First Title in the G.A.A. (1) €7,000 - €9,000 985. All-Ireland & Croke Cup Hurling Champions, 1898 Medal: G.A.A. [Hurling 1898] A 9ct gold shamrock shaped Medal, the obverse decorated with harp, round tower, wolfhound inside a shamrock, the reverse inscribed “G.A.A. Hurling Championship & Croke Cup 1898” hallmarked. Scarce. (1) * Tipperary (represented by Tubberdora) went on to conquer all before them. In front of a crowd of 15,000 they beat Cork 1.13 to 1.2 in the Munster Final (Replay), Galway in the Semi-Final 3.4 to 1.3. They went on to claim their 5th title on a score line of 7.13 to 3.10. €2500 - €3200 984. Dublin First All-IrelandWinners Medal, 1889