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OnDoutside

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1. They should look to twin with Killorglin, County Kerry, where they have the Puck Fair each year.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Mar 7, 2019, 06:47 PM

Mar 2019

Puck Fair – in Irish this is Aonach an Phoic, meaning “Fair of the He-Goat” is one of Ireland’s oldest fairs. Every year a goatcatcher goes up into the mountains to catch a wild goat. The goat is brought back to the town and the Queen of Puck, traditionally a young school girl from one of the local primary schools, crowns him King Puck. This signifies that the festivities may begin! On the 3rd day – minus his crown – he is brought down to be led back to his mountain home.

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They should look to twin with Killorglin, County Kerry, where they have the Puck Fair each year. OnDoutside Mar 2019 #1

the goat will do a better job at governing than the creature in the WH now crazycatlady Mar 2019 #2