That's so awesome. I'm graciously envious. When are you going to post a copy? ; )

Congratulations..
A good find..So much of Irelands history has been re-discovered in damp, mouldy about to be demolished buildings.

The Caravaggio is one that springs to mind this early on a Sunday morning..

The old saying--"The Irish never forget their history and the British never learn from theirs." should have the addage but the Irish have a tendancy to hide physical evidence away.

Who the heck are they?!

Thats a stroke of luck that you rescued them! I would be great if you could perhaps scan some and post them here ;-)

Michael Collins is the name of:

* Michael Collins (Irish leader) (1890–1922), an Irish patriot and revolutionary of the 20th century
* Michael Collins (Limerick politician) (born 1940), a modern-day Irish politician
* Michael Collins (astronaut) (born 1930), an American astronaut
* Michael Collins (footballer) (born 1986), an Irish footballer currently playing for Huddersfield Town
* Michael P. Collins, a Canadian expert on reinforced concrete structures
* Michael Collins (actor), an English actor
* Mike Collins (born 1961), Welsh-born American comic book artist
* Michael Collins (musician), a British clarinetist
* Michael Collins (author) (1924–2005), pseudonym of author Dennis Lynds
* Michael Collins (Irish author) (born 1964), an Irish-born author of novels and short stories
* Michael Collins (computational linguist)
* One of the many alter egos of the Marvel comics anti-hero Deathlok

Arthur Griffiths was the owner of the NHL's Vancouver Canucks from 1988 until selling the team in 1997 to Seattle-based billionaire John McCaw, Jr.. He took over the Canucks from his father, Frank Griffiths.

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