Sir, – Sean Moncrieff’s account of his late father’s watch (“When I wear my late father’s watch, I feel I’m carrying him with me,” July 15th) resonated with me. I have my late father’s ivory auctioneer’s gavel which was presented to him on completion of his term as president of the then-Irish Auctioneers Association in the 1970s.
During my 40-year career in the professional property industry, I always carried that gavel to my property auctions and potentially challenging negotiations. My late father’s influential presence was always palpable. – Yours, etc,
CORMAC MEEHAN,
Bundoran,
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Co Donegal.
