Dev’s shaving mug donated to museum

A SHAVING mug issued to Eamon de Valera when he was imprisoned in Lincoln jail has been donated to a museum in Limerick.

Dev’s shaving mug donated to museum

The mug was brought out by Michael Colivet, a Sinn Féin TD, who was interned at the same time.

The mugs were passed on to Brian Colivet by his father. He recently contacted the Jim Kemmy Municipal Museum, offering to donate them.

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