Dundalk house clearance auction offering some treasures
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Antique auctioneers Matthews of Kells is holding a three-day house clearance auction in Blackrock, Co. Louth starting this Saturday April 10th at 12 noon.
The entire Contents of Ardlaois , the property of Professor Keiran Taaffe will be sold.
And there are some treasures to be got at the online aution from over 2,100 lots including a Rolex watch, motorcars, Irish and International art, old silver, antique furniture, rugs, gilded mirrors, books, oriental items, collectables and a large quantity of general household items
Professor Taaffe, a past pupil of CBS Dundalk and graduate of University College Galway, was a life-time collector who travelled widely as both Vice Principal and Head of International Affairs at Dublin Institute of Technology.