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A THREE HUNDRED-year old musket that Ian Paisley gave to Bertie Ahern in 2007 is to go under the hammer.
Paisley – who was the Northern Irish First Minister at the time – lent the then-Taoiseach Ahern the musket during their visit to the historic Battle of the Boyne site in Co Meath.
They were shown around the €15m centre at Oldbridge House on 11 May 2007.
The gun wasn’t to end up permanently in Ahern’s possession and went on display in the Battle of the Boyne visitor centre.
The gun is now up for auction through Ross’s Auctioneers and Valuers in Belfast.
The Irish Times reports that the gun was borrowed by Dr Paisley from a private collector in Co Antrim, who has now put it up for auction.
Ross’s describes the gun as a “highly important 17th Century Flintock Carbine James II Cypher”.
It says the rare gun was probably used by a Dragoon Officer of James II at the Siege of Derry.
It estimates the gun will fetch between £15,000 – £25,000 when it goes under the hammer on Thursday 18 June at 10am.
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In years to come they’ll be the individuals you’ll be reading about with dozens of convictions but still on the streets.
It’s a imported problem, eastern Europe
@herp: We have no homegrown joyriders and car thieves?
@herp: evidence of that claim?
@herp:
Really?
Down to your local station and make a detailed statement in evidence so.
@herp: obviously that could not be an Irish.. and I suppose the gangs in Drogheda are all from Europe as well ?
@herp: course it is!
Sure where else?
No Irish Criminals rob cars, nor any other nationality.
Now which “Eastern Europeans” would you mean?
What a dopey illformed comment!
Wonder what rag tabloid you get your info from?
Broke into my folks’ house in Clontarf 2 weeks ago, nicked the keys and the car. Scrotes!
@Yzo Sirrius: Clontarf along with Malahide and Portmarnock are no-go areas, gangs roaming the streets robbing and beating up people
@Yzo Sirrius: yeah. Most of these were actually done in clontarf raheny Sutton and baldoyle.
@Seaniecp: Yeah, the garda said there was 7 cars stolen in the Clontarf area in the previous 2 weeks.
@Niall O’Neill: “no-go areas”…chill out, man!
@Niall O’Neill: like every other area in the country. Place is absolutely lawless
@Yzo Sirrius: Well one is no good without the other
Almost certainly all on benefits, as funded by us mugs, the taxpayers. Then will be sent to prison, again funded by us. Useless leeches.
Sorry to hear about cars been stolen but why leave keys so close to letterbox were they can be “Phished” so easily
@postmanbill: probably a false sense of being safe and secure behind you hall door Alas sadly NO .
@postmanbill: some people leave them in easy reach as an alternative to these people breaking into their house and terrorising their families for the keys to a piece of rolling metal on their driveway.
@postmanbill: I’d rather then took them this way rather then actually entering the house to get them. Lesser of 2 evils.
@Amy Callan: Why not leave the keys in the car if you are that way of thinking. Just give up is not an option.
@wacker macker: just not in the ignition ha, as it is a criminal offence to leave your keys in the ignition while your car is unattended.
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