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Tuesday, April 1, 2025

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KILLORGLIN ARCHIVE RETOUCHING CLASS

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  

A William Lawrence photograph of the Puck Stand in 1900

A William Lawrence photograph of the Puck Stand in 1900. Source: The Lawrence Collection. Ref No: P097

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

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

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...

A lady standing near the Puck Stand,circa 1950’s

A lady standing near the Puck Stand, circa 1950's. Source: The Patrick Houlihan Collection. Ref No: P065