Calling collectors of athlonerelated material

An interesting collection of Athlone-related material will go under the hammer in Dublin at the weekend.

Whytes Auctioneers will auction a collection of medals awarded to Athlone Woollen Mills, dating from 1884-1901.

The collection has an estimated price of €600 - €800 and includes bronze medals for tweeds, serge and woolen clothes at London 1884, 1893 Colombian Exposition Chicago (2), 1900 Paris, 1902 Cork and 1910 Brussels.

The six medals recall a period when the Woollen Mills was the town's main employer, before a catastrophic fire in 1940. More details can be found on whytes.ie. The auction takes place on Molesworth Street, Dublin, on Saturday next.