MULLENS of Oldcastle has an intriguing selection of antiques and memorabilia in their evening auction next Tuesday. What price a stone age axe head, a 19th century Egyptian nomad's hammock, a Georgian half bushel measure, or a wild goose in a case?

The catalogue doesn't carry estimates but there is plenty here for the collector with £100 or £200 to spend. A rare bottle of Dunville 3: Crown Whisky from the Belfast distillery should make up to £150, according to Michael Mullen. A Daniel O'Connell spirit flask may fetch £150-£200 and a selection of Staffordshire pictorial mugs are expected to sell for £50-£80 each. A 1930s Fianna Fail election poster, showing de Valera behind the wheel of a snazzy racing car, could make anything over.