‘Town of Books’ Festival – Graiguenamanagh
Just a quick reminder that this weekend sees the 10th Graiguenamanagh ‘Town of Books‘ Festival and all the information can be found here: http://irelandstownofbooks.blogspot.com/
I’ve never been myself, but the feedback is good, and even for those with only a passing interest in books it provides an excuse to explore the beautiful locality of Graiguenamanagh.
Ross’s (Belfast) Online Auction of Irish Art
John Ross & Company (MIAVI),
37 Montgomery Street, Belfast, Co.Antrim, BT1 4NX
Tel: (028) 9032 5448 Fax. (028) 9033 3642
Email: info@ross.ie
SEPTEMBER ONLINE IRISH ART AUCTION
400+ Lots including more landscapes than you could shake a big stick at! Some real treasures here and many being sold with no reserve. My favourite is the painting below of former Irish Lightship “Petrel” which now serves as the clubhouse for the Down Cruising Club at Strangford Lough in County Down.
Lot.17. “Ballydorn, Strangford Lough” oil on board by Colin Gibson. Est.£150 – £200
Starts: Thursday 6th September at 10.00am
Ends: Wednesday 12th September at 7.00am
Online catalogue click here: 
Ireland (26 counties) Car Boot Sales 1st/2nd September 2012
Car Boot Sale summary for the weekend of the 1st/2nd September, 2012
The weather outlook for this weekend is mixed with the best of it expected on Sunday – check here for the latest details: http://www.met.ie/
For many venues the 2012 Car Boot season is drawing to a close but there’s still quite a lot happening including the start-ups of several new venues. The full details are on the Car Boot Sale Page here: https://collectireland.wordpress.com/car-boot-sales/ – as usual check with the organisers before setting out if you’re travelling a long distance.
Happy selling/hunting!
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SATURDAY 1st SEPTEMBER
Co.Clare
Elevation Indoor Market & Car Boot Sale
Elevation Business Park, Ennis, Co.Clare
Co.Donegal
Clonmany Community Centre,
Clonmany, Co.Donegal
Letterkenny Community Centre Car Boot Sale,
Pearse Road, Letterkenny
Co.Dublin
Merchants Yard Market & Car Boot Sale
Merchants Yard, East Wall Road, Dublin.3.
Kilnamanagh Family Recreation Centre,
Treepark Road, Kilnamanagh,Tallaght,Dublin 24
De La Salle Palmerston Rugby Club,
Kilternan, Co. Dublin
Tallaght Stadium Car Boot Sale
Co.Kildare
Athy Market & Car Boot Sale,
Hunting Ground Bar & Restaurant (carpark), Dublin Road, Athy
Kilcock Country Market & Car Boot Sale
The Square, Kilcock, Co.Kildare
Co.Kilkenny
Cillín Hill Market & Car Boot Sale,
Cillín Hill Centre, Dublin Road, Kilkenny
Co.Laois
Mountrath Market/Car Boot Sale
Mountrath Enterprise Park, Portlaoise Road, Co Laois
Co.Longford
Mastertech Business Park, Athlone Road, Longford
Co.Louth
Drogheda Town Market
Co.Tipperary
Car Boot Sale & Indoor Market
The Golden Vale, Dundrum, Co.Tipperary
Co.Waterford
Tannery Car Boot Sale,
Portlaw, Co. Waterford
Co.Wexford
Inch Saturday Market & Car Boot Sale,
Inch, Co.Wexford
Co.Wicklow
Car Boot Sale
Old Calary Filling Station, beside the Sugar Loaf Mountain
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SUNDAY 2nd SEPTEMBER
Co.Carlow
Carlow Car Boot Sale,
Strawhall Industrial Estate, (off the Athy road), Carlow Town
Co.Cavan
Cavan Town Car Boot Sale
(just outside town on the Ballinagh road near Lidl Supermarket)
Co.Clare
Elevation Indoor Market & Car Boot Sale
Elevation Business Park, Ennis, Co.Clare
Tuamgraney, Scarriff
Indoor Car Boot Sale
Co.Cork
Belgooly Car Boot Sale
GAA Grounds, Belgooly, Co.Cork
Carrigtwohill Car Boot Sale
Carrigtwohill Community Centre, Carrigtwohill, Co.Cork
Charleville Car Boot & Country Market
Charleville Show Grounds, Pike Cross, Ballyhea, Charleville
Co.Donegal
Boot Sale & Flea Market
Bundoran Road, Ballyshannon, Co.Donegal
Co.Dublin
Balbriggan Car Boot Sale
Balbriggan, Co.Dublin
Merchants Yard Market & Car Boot Sale
Merchants Yard, East Wall Road, Dublin.3.
Jimbob’s Fundraising Car Boot Sale
(In Aid Of Niall Melon Township Trust)
Leopardstown Racecourse
Killinarden Car Boot Sale,
Killinarden Senior School, Tallaght
Co.Kildare
Family Sunday Market & Car Boot Sale
Naas Racecourse, Naas, Co. Kildare
Newbridge Town Football Club Car Boot Sale
Newbridge Town Football Club, Station Road, Newbridge
Co.Kilkenny
Kilkenny Car Boot & Sunday Market
Castleinch, (N76) Callan Road, Kilkenny
Co.Leitrim
Carrick-on-Shannon Car Boot Sale,
Carrick-on-Shannon, Co.Leitrim
Co.Limerick
Barrington’s Car Park Boot Sale, Limerick City
Indoor Car Boot Sale at the Multi Storey Car Park located opposite the Absolute Hotel in Limerick City
( near Jim Kemmy’s Bridge)
Clondrinagh Indoor Market & Car Boot Sale
Clondrinagh Business Park, Ennis Road, Limerick
Newcastle West Car Boot Sale & Indoor Market,
The Community Centre, Newcastle West, Co.Limerick
Co.Louth
Marshes Shopping Centre
Marshes Avenue, Dundalk
Co.Meath
Fairyhouse Sunday Market & Car Boot Sale,
Fairyhouse Race Course, Ratoath, Co.Meath
Laytown Car Boot Sale,
Parochial Hall, Church Road, Laytown, Co.Meath
Co.Offaly
Clara Sunday Market & Car Boot Sale
(On the main road between Clara and Moate)
Co.Tipperary
Borrisoleigh Car Boot Sale & Market
Borrisoleigh, nr.Thurles, Co.Tipperary
Carboot Sale and Indoor Market
The Golden Vale, Dundrum, Co.Tipperary
Fethard Folk Museum Car Boot Sale
The Old Goods Yard, Fethard Railway Station, Fethard
Co.Wexford
Unyoke Market & Car Boot Sale,
Unyoke, Co.Wexford
Co.Wicklow
Ballywaltrim Community Centre Car Boot Sale
Boghall Road, Bray, Co.Wicklow
Car Boot Sale
Old Calary Filling Station, beside the Sugar Loaf Mountain
(on the R755 road which links Kilmacanogue to Roundwood)
Gormley’s August (Online) Auction of Affordable Irish Art
296 Lots of affordable Irish Art
All the usual suspects – Graham Knuttel, Verner Finlay, Thelma Mansfield, Gregory Moore, JP Rooney and many more besides.
This auction will take place on Tuesday, 14th August 2012 at 7.00pm.
Lot.6. “Following his Master Home” oil on canvas by Gregory Moore. Est.£180 to £260
Live online bidding and telephone bidding will be available during the auction.
For more details call +44 (0)28 90 663313
or email info@gormleysartauctions.com
Remember to use the (048) prefix if ringing from the Republic.
Viewing available by request in Gormley’s Dublin, Belfast of Omagh offices.
Catalogue click here: AUGUST ART CATALOGUE
Castletown House Antiques & Vintage Market – Sunday 5th August, 2012
Castletown House Antiques & Vintage Market,
Celbridge, County Kildare
On: Sunday 5th August, 2012
From: 11.00am – 5.00pm
Admission FREE
If you love browsing and bagging a bargain for yourself, as a gift for a friend, or for the home … Find your gem among the 40 indoor and outdoor stalls selling a range of quality antiques and bargain vintage, including fine silver and porcelain, antique and vintage furniture, rare books and collectors’ items, vintage fashion, superb jewellery, curios and more.
Make a day of it with guided tours of the house, music recital in the main hall, lunch in the Courtyard Cafe, or walk and explore the extensive grounds of Castletown House which sweep down to the banks of the river wild – a pristine Liffey as many natives of Dublin’s fair city have never it, progressing along banks shaded by willows, with wild rapids and tranquil pools. There are also many architectural curiosities dotted around the estate which it is worth your while to explore. Weather permitting, bring a picnic or enjoy lunch al fresco from the various food stalls, or lunch in the Courtyard Cafe situated in the restored 18th century kitchen wing and courtyard of Castletown House.
See http://www.castletownhouse.ie/ for details of the facilities, location map and a virtual tour of the house, or take a guided tour this Sunday – tour costs €4.50 for adults – groups can book in advance on (01) 628 8252.
Antiques & Vintage Market information: Joan Murray (087) 267 0607
or e-mail vintageireland@gmail.com
Whyte’s Nationwide Valuations of Art & Collectables
Don’t miss your opportunity to meet with Whyte’s expert valuers Ian Whyte, Sarah Gates, Adelle Hughes and Conor Dodd on their nationwide valuation tour starting this week. There is still some availabilty for free valuations at the following locations:
DUBLIN: Valuations Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 5.30pm at Whyte’s Molesworth Street Galleries
CORK: Thursday 26th July 2012, The River Lee Hotel
LIMERICK: Friday 27th July 2012, Limerick Strand Hotel
GALWAY: Saturday 28th July 2012, The G Hotel
BELFAST: Saturday 11th August, Wellington Park Hotel
DUBLIN HORSE SHOW: 15th-19th August RDS Ballsbridge
ALL LOCATIONS BY APPOINTMENT: (01) 676 2888 or info@whytes.ie
Antiques Fair & Valuation Day – Cabinteely House, Dublin.18. – Sunday 22nd July, 2012
Antiques Fair & Valuation Day,
Cabinteely House, Cabinteely, Dublin.18.
On: Sunday 22nd July, 2012
Antiques Fair: 10.00am to 6.00pm
Valuations: 1.00pm to 5.00pm
Admission: €5 (includes valuation of three items)
Join us this summer in Cabinteely House for the first ever Antiques Fair and Valuation Day to be held in the historic setting of Cabinteely Park, with an opportunity to have that prized possession valued by renowned Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers James Adam & Sons Ltd.
The Antiques Fair will feature over 20 dealers selling a range of interesting and collectable items, including furniture, lighting, paintings, jewellery, porcelain and glass, books, curios, etc. Your €5 entry fee will give you the opportunity to have up to 3 items assessed, vetted and most importantly valued by Adam’s experienced valuers, who hope that they will uncover at least one family heirloom on the day!
18th century Cabinteely House is situated in one of Dun Laoghaire Rathdown’s 5 Flagship Parks and it continues to host a range of family friendly events throughout the year. The state of the art Children’s Playground and the recently developed Japanese Garden and Coffee Shop have greatly added to the experience of the many visitors to the Park. We hope that you will come along and enjoy what is expected to be a great day out in a very special setting.
Directions: Cabinteely House is located a little over 4 miles from Dublin City just off the N11. Parking is available in the Cabinteely House Car Park, which is accessed through the Park Housing Estate, the Park Shopping Centre Car Park, the adjoining school (limited), and also along the Roadway at the main entrance on the Old Dublin Road.
NB As this event is taking place in a Heritage Property there is limited wheelchair access.
The National Antique & Fine Art Fair – Limerick – Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd July, 2012
The National Antique & Fine Art Fair
(Hibernian Antique Fairs)
The South Court Hotel, Raheen Roundabout, Raheen, Limerick
On: Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd July, 2012
Bumping the current trend in the economy this Fair will be the biggest ever held in Ireland. There will be in excess of 70 quality exhibitors present including up to 15 members of the Irish Antique Dealers Association who normally only exhibit at the RDS, making this Fair nearly twice the size of any other Antique & Art Fair currently held in Ireland and that includes Dublin.
We are very fortunate to have a fantastic audience following our Fairs everywhere we go. People are so familiar with what we do but we have never had anything quite like this, it will be even more spectacular than last November. Every inch of the hotel will be full with Antiques & Art, Jewellery & Silver, China & Porcelain, Books, Clocks, and Vintage items of every description.
There has never been a better time to collect or invest in Antiques & Art. You cannot fail to pick up a bargain no matter what your interest may be.
Full list of dealers click here: EXHIBITORS LIST
From: 11.00am – 6.00pm each day
Admission: €3.50 – children FREE.
€5.00 for two people using the discount voucher below – don’t forget to mention “Collect Ireland”
Further information: Robin O’Donnell (087) 693 3602
or email: robinodon@gmail.com
Directions click here: South Court Hotel
Gormley’s (Online) Auction of Affordable Irish Art – Tuesday 3rd July, 2012 at 7.00pm
175 Lots of Irish Art many with low reserves are included in this sale. Not that many of the familiar names here but some gems nonetheless. Only three lots into the catalogue and I was captivated by the Louise Mansfield work pictured below. Small but perfectly formed and only carrying an estimate of £200 to £300.
Lot.3. “Girl and Boy on the Beach” by Louise Mansfield. Est. £200 to £300
Paintings can be viewed in Gormley’s Belfast, Dublin and Omagh offices by request.
For further information please call +44 (0)28 82 247738
or email info@gormleysartauctions.com
(048) prefix from the Republic.
Catalogue click here: CATALOGUE
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