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
Chubb O’Connor
Chubb O'Connor And His Winning Greyhound how to save money on electric bill Ref. F018
Patrick O’Sullivan waits for a buyer for his donkeys at Puck Fair, 1992
Patrick O'Sullivan waits for a buyer for his donkeys at Puck Fair, 1992. Ref: P191
Video
Killorglin Archive on TG4 Nuacht 26th February 2014
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Footage of Michael ‘Butty’ Sugrue, Ireland’s Strongest Man 1924-1977
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