"WHEN THE hammer fell at the auction of IRA 'Prisoner Art' by Martin McGuinness in Dublin on Saturday afternoon, a moment of stunned silence greeted the unexpectedly high price achieved.
Then, from the back of the saleroom, a man defused the tension by shouting out: 'Five thousand for a pile of "oul matchsticks". Auctioneer Ian Whyte jokily responded that, like items associated with Michael Collins, 'in a hundred years time it’ll be going for a hundred grand'." [Read Full Article]
Pubslished by: The Irish Times
On: 09/26/11
Website: http://www.irishtimes.com
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