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Lock of Michael Collins’ hair sells for £18,000 at auction

A lock of hair belonging to Michael Collins has sold at auction for £18,000. A revolver the republican leader reputedly had on his person when helping spring fellow revolutionary and future taoiseach Eamon De Valera from Lincoln Jail in 1919 has also gone under the hammer, selling for £9,000. The items from the War of Independence/Civil War era were sold at a militaria themed auction in Belfast.
A lock of hair belonging to Michael Collins has sold at auction for £18,000. A revolver the republican leader reputedly had on his person when helping spring fellow revolutionary and future taoiseach Eamon De Valera from Lincoln Jail in 1919 has also gone under the hammer, selling for £9,000. The items from the War of Independence/Civil War era were sold at a militaria themed auction in Belfast.
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Credit:
Press Association
Editorial #:
1385680465
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PA Media
Date created:
March 16, 2022
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00:02:04:16
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United Kingdom
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MPEG-4 8-bit H.264 HD 1920x1080 25p
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PA Media
Object name:
tvt_pa-120943