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Sunday, February 23, 2025

Events

KILLORGLIN ARCHIVE RETOUCHING CLASS

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. ...

Barrel-top caravans lined along the Killarney road during Puck Fair. Cattle being escorted home...

Barrel-top caravans lined along the Killarney road during Puck Fair. Cattle being escorted home from the Fair, circa 1940's. Source: The Patrick Houlihan Collection. Ref No: P074

Fortune tellers, Miss Flynn and Miss Sheridan, from the Travelling Community, at Puck Fair,...

Fortune tellers, Miss Flynn and Miss Sheridan, from the Travelling Community, at Puck Fair, 1970.Source: The Patrick Houlihan Collection. Ref No: P075

Seven girls with the captured Puck goat in 1965

Seven girls with the captured Puck goat in 1965. Source: The Patrick Houlihan Collection. Ref No: P076

Barrel-top caravans parked along the Killarney Road during Puck Fair in 1941

Barrel-top caravans parked along the Killarney Road during Puck Fair in 1941. Source: The Patrick Houlihan Collection. Ref No: P077

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

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

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...

Bridget Coffey with her baby and young daughter await the parade, Main Street, Puck...

Bridget Coffey holding her baby in her shawl with her daughter await the parade through Main Street, at Puck Fair circa 1940's. Source: The Patrick Houlihan Collection. Ref No: P068  

A well known face at Puck Fair in the 1960’s, though his name is...

A well known face at Puck Fair in the 1960's, though his name is unknown.Source: The Patrick Houlihan Collection. Ref No: P069

Stongman Butty Sugrue wrestling with King Puck on the mountain side, 1953

Stongman Butty Sugrue wrestling with King Puck on the mountain side, 1953. .Source: The Patrick Houlihan Collection. Ref No: P070

A young man on top of the Puck Stand, helping to hoist King Puck...

A young man on top of the Puck Stand, helping to hoist King Puck into position in 1967. Source: The Patrick Houlihan Collection. Ref No: P071

Members of the Travelling Community pose for a photo outside one of their barrel-top...

Members of the Travelling Community pose for a photo outside one of their barrel-top caravan at Puck Fair, circa 1950's.Source: The Patrick Houlihan Collection. Ref No: P072

King Puck takes stock after being released back to the highlands of Glencar, circa...

King Puck takes stock after being released back to the highlands of Glencar, circa 1970's. Source: The Patrick Houlihan Collection. Ref No: P073

Scene at the Square, Killorglin, during Puck Fair, circa 1900’s

Scene at the Square, Killorglin, during Puck Fair, circa 1900's. Source: The Patrick Houlihan Collection. Ref No: P063