Pictures: Port of Cork's donated art collection estimated to be worth €900k

Semi-State company was able to obtain a credit against tax liability

The donation of art included Naval Steam Frigate Moored Off Queenstown, by George Mounsey Wheatley Atkinson. Pictures courtesy of the Crawford Art Gallery

The donation by the Port of Cork of its art collection and historical pieces to the Crawford Art Gallery in Cork last year has been estimated to be worth almost €900,000.

Figures published by Revenue show that the tax authorities valued the donation of the company’s maritime artworks and other artefacts at €891,000.