Collins’ flag sold

An Irish flag from the state car of Michael Collins was sold for £2,800 at an auction in Belfast this week.

The flag was sold at a special sale at Bloomfield Auctions in east Belfast on Tuesday where a number of other items relating to Michael Collins have been auctioned recently.

Speaking about the auction, Karl Bennett, Bloomfield Auctions’ Managing Director said: “Throughout the last few months, we have sold a number of interesting items belonging to Collins including a walking stick and a lock of his hair earlier this year! I knew that there would be a great amount of global interest in the flag that we had for sale this time and the bidding didn’t disappoint.

“At Bloomfield Auctions, we have become synonymous with selling historical items from all across Ireland which serve to capture the turbulent periods this island has experienced. That’s why we believe that sales like these are so important – they’re a fantastic way of remembering and indeed treasuring the past.”