King Puck on the Puck Fair Stand, crowd and stalls. Looking towards Cnocán na...
King Puck on the Puck Fair Stand, crowd and stalls. Looking towards Cnocán na gCeap, 1952. Source: The Patrick Houlihan Collection. Ref No: P098
Crowds watch as King Puck is paraded through Upper Bridge Street, circa 1960’s
Crowds watch as King Puck is paraded through Upper Bridge Street, circa 1960's. Source: The Patrick Houlihan Collection. Ref No: P099
Family group at their campsite on the road outside Killorglin, Co.Kerry, relaxing in the...
Family group at their campsite on the road outside Killorglin, Co.Kerry, relaxing in the sunshine, circa 1950's. Source: The Patrick Houlihan Collection. Ref No: P081
Outside Joinery Shop of Michael Houlihan, Lower Bridge Street, Killorglin. They are photographed with...
Outside Joinery Shop of Michael Houlihan, Lower Bridge Street, Killorglin. They are photographed with King Puck. Left to Right: Bertie Houlihan (Boy with cap), Patsy Hartnett and Jimmy Callaghan, Barbrer in August 1925.Source: The...
Ted Furey and his wife,parents of the Fureys Brothers Folk group, circa mid 1940’s
Ted Furey and his wife, parents of the Fureys Brothers Folk group, circa mid 1940's. Pictured here with their children. They met at Puck Fair 1932. Source: The Patrick Houlihan Collection. Ref No:...
A line of barrel-top caravans parked along the Killarney Road from the Bridge for...
A line of barrel-top caravans parked along the Killarney Road from the Bridge for Puck Fair with children walking camera on the road, circa 1940's. This was the traditional pitch as it gave them...
Where the new meets the old, modern and the traditional barrel-top caravans show the...
Where the new meets the old, modern and the traditional barrel-top caravans show the winds of change that were blowing across Puck Fair in the 1960's. Source: The Patrick Houlihan Collection. Ref No:...
A view from the Bridge in Killorglin of the Travelling Community’s camp site on...
A view from the Bridge in Killorglin of the Travelling Community's camp site on the Killarney Road with barrel-top and car-towed caravans during Puck Fair, circa 1960's. Source: The Patrick Houlihan Collection. Ref...
Members of the Travelling Community at their camp site during Puck Fair, circa 1950’s
Members of the Travelling Community at their camp site during Puck Fair, circa 1950's. Photographed by Liam Jordan of Main Street, Ballinasloe, Co.Galway. Source: The Patrick Houlihan Collection. Ref No: P089
Group of Travellers pose for a photograph, Killarney Road, Killorglin, during Puck Fair, circa...
Group of Travellers pose for their photograph with dog centre picture, and two female photographers on the left and barrel-top caravans behind, camping on the the Killarney Road, Killorglin, during Puck Fair, circa 1950's....
A young boy pictured standing outside a shop window, Puck Fair, circa 1950’s
A young boy eating something, and dressed in dark suit with knitted jumper, shirt and tie- standing outside a shop window which has ornaments and ball, circa 1950's. Source: The Patrick Houlihan Collection. ...
A group of members of the Travelling Community sitting on the street singing with...
A group of members of the Travelling Community sitting on the street singing with bottles and baskets in Market Street during Puck Fair 1951. Source: The Patrick Houlihan Collection. Ref No: P092
Members of the Travelling Community, O’Briens and Harringtons, outside ‘The White Horse’ pub, Main...
Members of the Travelling Community, the O'Briens and Harringtons, outside 'The White Horse' pub, Main Street at Puck Fair, circa 1950's. Source: The Patrick Houlihan Collection. Ref No: P093
Three young male musicians with an older man on right and a man inside...
Three young male musicians with an older man on right and a man inside shop window looking out, Puck Fair, 1954. Source: The Patrick Houlihan Collection. Ref No: P094
Bridget and Ella Coffey dancing on the street watched by friends and fans at...
Bridget and Ella Coffey dancing on the street watched by friends and fans at Puck Fair, circa 1950's. Source: The Patrick Houlihan Collection. Ref No: P095
Travelling family at their barrel-top caravan at Puck Fair, circa 1950’s
Travelling family at their barrel-top caravan at Puck Fair, circa 1950's. Source: The Patrick Houlihan Collection. Ref No: P078
Strongman Butty Sugrue tying rope around the wrists of Escapologist Blondini (Michael Costello), circa...
Strongman Butty Sugrue, a native of Gortnaskerry, Killorglin, tying rope around the wrists of Escapologist Blondini (Michael Costello), a native of Tullig, Killorglin, circa 1960's. Source: The Patrick Houlihan Collection. Ref: F077
Stallholder Mage Daly, Limerick, selling soft toys at Puck Fair, 1950
Stallholder Mage Daly, Limerick, selling soft toys at Puck Fair, 1950. Her family had bee coming to to Puck for 70 years. Source: The Patrick Houlihan Collection. Ref No: P079
Hannah O’Sullivan nee Hartnett from Meanus, Killorglin, circa 1950’s
Hanna Sullivan nee Hartnett from Meanus, Killorglin, circa 1950's. Source: The Patrick Houlihan Collection. Ref: F078
Group surround Butty Sugrue and his assistants pulling the trailer with King Puck, before...
Group surround Butty Sugrue and his assistants pulling the trailer with King Puck, before he was crowned King in 1966. Garda Tom Meila, Sunhill, helps keep back the crowd assisted by Timmy Cronin of...
Photographic
Pat O’Riordan with his Uncle Jimmy, Hannah Coffey & Maura Lynch in Dublin, 1957
Pat O'Riordan with his Uncle Jimmy, Hannah Coffey & Maura Lynch in Dublin, 1957. Ref: F104
Richie Morrison, Laune View takes his daily walk across the Metal Bridge, 2014
Richie Morrison, Laune View takes his daily walk across the Metal Bridge, 2014. Ref: F421
Crowds gather on Main Steet for the coronation of King Puck
Crowds gather on Main Steet for the coronation of King Puck . remote cell phone spy Ref. P 011
Video
Footage of Michael ‘Butty’ Sugrue, Ireland’s Strongest Man 1924-1977
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Closing Down Party PT O’ Sullivans Pub Killorglin 24 Sept. 2004
Edited by Mike Foley
Peter Joy – The Emigrant
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Created by Mike Foley