Sinister item among lots up for sale at Michael Flatley’s stately home in Cork
Michael Flatley is selling off some of his prized possessions including the mask worn by Anthony Hopkins in Hannibal Lector as part of a clear out of his impressive Castlehyde stately home.The sprawling mansion near Fermoy in Co.Cork is undergoing a refurb which is why the Lord of the Dance star is putting some of his extraordinary possessions up for auction.The American dancer has already pumped an eye watering €37m into the house after buying it for €3m in 2001.After changing his mind about selling it in 2015 he has now decided to update his collection.It means he’s putting 700 items, including an iconic Hollywood prop, up for sale by public auction later this month.You will be able to buy everything from his the Louis XVI desk (est