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18/04/2012
Michael Collins Hair Removed From Auction
Following criticism over the upcoming sale of a lock of Michael Collins’s hair, the owner has withdrawn the sale and decided to donate it to the National Museum of Ireland.
The item had carried a guide price of around €5,000, but Adams Auctioneers in Dublin believed that it could have reached up to €20,000, such is the demand for Michael Collins related memorabilia.
Collins grandniece, Mary Banotti, had been openly critical of the sale of the hair, removed from Collins’ body by his sister Kitty as he lay in state in City Hall in 1922.
Ms Banotti, a former MEP, said she and other descendants of Michael Collins were appalled by plans to sell it. She suggested it should be buried in Collins’ grave in Glasnevin Cemetery with the rest of his remains.
The Director of Adam’s Auctioneers, Stuart Cole, said the vendor's, whose identity remains a secret, motives for selling the item were never financial.
Despite this development, another equally controversial piece of Michael Collins memorabilia remains for sale.
A swab of lint and cotton wool, used to clean Collins' face after his death, is due to be sold at auction by Mealy's Rare Books in Kilkenny next week.
A spokesman for Mealy's said that despite the controversy the item remained for sale, as its owner wished to preserve its future.
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The item had carried a guide price of around €5,000, but Adams Auctioneers in Dublin believed that it could have reached up to €20,000, such is the demand for Michael Collins related memorabilia.
Collins grandniece, Mary Banotti, had been openly critical of the sale of the hair, removed from Collins’ body by his sister Kitty as he lay in state in City Hall in 1922.
Ms Banotti, a former MEP, said she and other descendants of Michael Collins were appalled by plans to sell it. She suggested it should be buried in Collins’ grave in Glasnevin Cemetery with the rest of his remains.
The Director of Adam’s Auctioneers, Stuart Cole, said the vendor's, whose identity remains a secret, motives for selling the item were never financial.
Despite this development, another equally controversial piece of Michael Collins memorabilia remains for sale.
A swab of lint and cotton wool, used to clean Collins' face after his death, is due to be sold at auction by Mealy's Rare Books in Kilkenny next week.
A spokesman for Mealy's said that despite the controversy the item remained for sale, as its owner wished to preserve its future.
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