Bloody Sunday football set to fetch €12,000

A FOOTBALL thought to be from the ‘Bloody Sunday’ Croke Park game between Tipperary and Dublin in 1920 is just one of the items set to make thousands of euro at Mealy’s and Adam’s auctioneers Independence Sale.

All of the 630 items for auction next Tuesday relate to the Irish struggle for freedom. Lots include many rare items such as photographs of volunteer activities and republican leaders, posters relating to Home Rule, as well as various newspapers and medals, many of which were previously unseen or recently rediscovered.

Among the gems being auctioned is a laced leather football believed to be from the infamous game when in a pivotal moment in GAA and Irish history, British forces opened fire on the crowd killing 14 civilians, including the captain of the Tipperary football team, Michael Hogan after which the Hogan Stand was subsequently named.