WHYTE'S THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR SATURDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2018 AT 11AM

History 162 c. 1800-1988 collection of fired bullets recovered in Belfast. 25 fired bullets and 25 cartridge-cases, various calibres from .22 up to .455, mounted, in two frames. Frame size, Provenance Collection Pat O’Hagan, Belfast. Exhibited Rody McCorley Museum, on long-term loan up to February 2018. Collected by children in the aftermath of gun-battles around Belfast in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The spent cartridges and fired bullets were then traded in school playgrounds. Childrens’ collections might aim to include bullets and cartridge cases from gun battles in every area of the city or every calibre of weapon possible. This collection includes metal detector finds from the Black Mountain area of the city. Estimate €100-€200 (approx £90-£180) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid 162 163 1973 Curragh prisoner art, Celtic round tower, made by Denis McInerney, IRA quartermaster general. A large and impressive matchstick model of a round tower, on rectangular plinth with wood plaque, ‘An Curragh 1973’, signed ‘Denis McInerney (Clare)’. As quartermaster general of the IRA, Denis McInerney accompanied Joe Cahill, Chief of Staff of the IRA, on board the ‘Claudia’, which carried five tonnes of Libyan-suppiled weapons from Tripoli to the coast of Waterford in March 1973. The Claudia had been under surveillance from North Africa and was arrested by three ships of the Irish Naval Service off Helvick Harbour. Denis McInerney received a two-year sentance for his part in the affair. Estimate €300-€500 (approx £270-£440) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid 163 164 1975 Long Kesh prisoner art, Celtic cross. A large and impressive, matchstick Celtic cross, the plinth inscribed ‘LONG KESH’ inscribed in pen, ‘Cage 3 - 1975 - Long-Kesh’ Estimate €150-€200 (approx £130-£180) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid 164 165 1976-1982 Northern Ireland republican propaganda posters. Five various lithographically printed posters, including ‘H-Block - gán orthu - ach blaincéad - Long Kesh’; ‘Victory to the Blanket Men’; Bloody Sunday Commemorative March, ‘82’; ‘Women Against H-Block’; and ‘Aisling’. Estimate €150-€200 (approx £130-£180) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid 165