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Puck Fair

Puck Fair: Ireland’s Oldest Festival

By Sheila Langan, Deputy Editor

October 1, 2011 by 1 Comment

Every August since 1613 (or possibly earlier) the County Kerry town of Killorglin has given itself over to the idiosyncratic joys and celebration of the Puck Fair Festival, and this year was no exception. From August 10 – 12, Killorglin residents and visitors were granted the “Freedom of the Town” by the young Queen of Puck Fair and her goat companion, King Puck, and reveled in … [Read more...] about Puck Fair: Ireland’s Oldest Festival

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