‘A NOSTAGIA-FEST’. The first collectors’ fair for books, valuable newspaper editions, stamps, small antiques and paraphernalia in Limerick in years will open on Saturday 9, Sunday 10 at No. 51a O’Connell Street.
Organised by Limerick Film’s Declan McLaughlin, expect various stalls dedicated to themes such as The Rising, sport and cinema.
In this Central Buildings venue with café, the backdrop is posters and programmes of cinema greats, movies, their makers and their stars. All from Declan’s hefty Limerick Film Archive, this collection will open on Thursday April 7 at 6pm and run the three days into Sunday 10, from 10.30am to 5pm.
Admission is €2 for Saturday 9 only, he advises, but this includes tea/ coffee.
Talking to Declan, “Limerick Collectors’ Fair will have stalls selling 1916 memorabilia, artefacts and small antiques. Consider items such as The Irish Independents’ jubilee 1966 issue,” which he opens out in well-preserved glory. “Historian Gerard O’Carroll will be there with his own history books.
“We have material going back to cinema in the ’40s, ’50s, ’60s, ’70s”. Check out treasure such as the lurid Boris Karloff poster that he scrolls out with the banner scream: “He wakes them up to kill them again”.
Moving from the Roger Corman school of thought:
“We have rare films on DVD for sale and stars’ biographies and autobiographies. We will also do bundle offers for buyers such as three films for €10”.
Vintage sports programmes and effects trading also. Trade enquiries to 085-7323512.
