Photographer Padraig Kennelly describes one of the strangest annual events in Europe. The oldest traditional fair in Ireland, Puck Fair centres on the Puck goat, which is crowned King and placed on a platform above the town of Killorglin, County Kerry, for three days of music, drink and entertainment.
Photographic
Pa Houlihan at work on the second tier of the Puck Fair Stand, 1967
Pa Houlihan at work on the second tier of the Puck Fair Stand, 1967. Ref: P214
Joe Curran and Ted Kennedy in the Alps on the way home from Italia...
Joe Curran and Ted Kennedy in the Alps on the way home from Italia 90, June 1990. Ref: F195
A spotlessly maintained Glenbeigh Railway Station with the water tower in the background
A spotlessly maintained Glenbeigh Railway Station with the water tower in the background. Photo taken facing towards Killorglin. Source: The National Library of Ireland....
Video
50 Years In Cromane 1961 – 2011 Part Two
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Edited by Mike Foley