Co Cork, Mallow, Mallow Bank, Thirty Shillings, 13 August 1815, no. 323, payable in Bank of Ireland Paper, for Robert De La Cour & William Galwey. Possibly a contemporary forgery; 40mm and 90mm tears in lower edge and many small holes, otherwise good €200-250

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Bob Blake Collection of Irish Banknotes.

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The Mallow Bank opened in 1801 and was the last private bank outside Dublin. It was taken over by the Provincial Bank of Ireland in 1835. Robert De La Cour, together with his son, conducted the treasurer’s business for Co Cork