^Lot 485 GAA 1885-86: Championship Medals, won by J. Hennessy for 3 and 7 mile walk

Pair of scarce and early Gaelic Athletic Association Championship Medals awarded in the first and second year of the Association's existence. Both won by J. Hennessy, the first for the 3 Mile Walk, 1885 the second for the 7 Mile Walk, 1886. Attractive white metal medals, the obverse decorated with gaelic symbolism and motifs, the reverse with a shamrock bearing the names of Dr. Croke, Davitt and Parnell and inscribed with details of the race and recipient. (2 items)