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IF EVER evidence was needed to give credence to the cliché that there is more to a book than just words on the page, then The Irish in Wartime France 1939-1945, by Isadore Ryan, is a prime example of a book that talks to you before you pick it up. It exudes an intriguing atmosphere.

Fonsie Mealy auctioneers conducted a busy sale of more than 800 lots in Dublin on May 30. There was huge interest in the unique and interesting items on offer. Some of the west of Ireland related lots that sold for over twice their estimate were the the original door knocker from Galway Gaol (lot 529), described as a heavy cast iron door knocker modelled as a hand grabbing a wreath with lions mounted by Kerricks & Son on a mahogany frame, by tradition reputed to have been removed as a memento from Galway Gaol while being released from detention by Brian Corrigan, of Owenduff, Achill, West Mayo. The knocker realised €1,700, four times its pre-sale estimate.

BLOOMSDAY 2017 will be marked in Galway with the Nora at Nuns Island concert, featuring songs, operatic arias, and ballads, and celebrating the life of James Joyce's Galway wife, Nora Barnacle.

The auction team at O’Donnellan & Joyce are busy with open viewings and enquiries for their list of more than 80 properties for sale in the Wild Atlantic Way summer auction on Thursday June 8. The auction will commence at 12 noon sharp in The Harbour Hotel, New Dock Road, Galway, with registration open from 11am.

Fonsie Mealy auctioneers will conduct an auction comprising more than 800 lots on May 30 at the Tara Towers Hotel, Dublin 4.

AMV: €270,000. Open viewings Wednesdays and Saturdays 12.30pm to 1.30pm.

ODonnellan & Joyce’s summer auction season is off to a flying start with many of the Galway city and county properties seeing a great turnout at open viewings this week.

ODonnellan & Joyce’s summer auction season is off to a flying start with many of the Galway city and county properties seeing a great turnout at open viewings this week.

The summer auction season is set to break phenomenal records with O’Donnellan & Joyce bringing an extensive list of more than 80 properties to the market this week for its ‘Wild Atlantic Way’ summer auction set for Thursday June 8.

The summer auction season is set to break phenomenal records with O’Donnellan & Joyce bringing an extensive list of more than 80 properties to the market this week for its ‘Wild Atlantic Way’ summer auction set for Thursday June 8.