Celebrating Puck Fair, Co. Kerry, Ireland 1970
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- Опубликовано: 21 июн 2021
- The annual fair opens in Killorglin, Kerry where for three days a goat known as King Puck reigns supreme.
The village of Killorglin in County Kerry is the location for Puck Fair, one of Ireland’s oldest fairs. Puck Fair is a three day event held annually from 10 - 12 August. Every year people come from all over the county to see the crowning of the goat King Puck who reigns over the village square for three days.
Puck Fair is not just an historical fair. There is a vibrant trade in cattle and for the first time it is holding a pony show. Puck Fair also offers the visitor music, races, sideshows and market stalls run by members of the Travelling community.
A great attraction of course apart from the billy-goat and all the tradition that goes with them is the fact that the pubs don’t close their doors for three days and nights.
King Puck must have a queen, traditionally a 10 year old girl. For three days this honour is held by Myra Freeman. Following a parade through the town lead by a number of pipe bands, Kind Puck is crowned and hoisted to the top of a 50 foot tower, where he remains until the third evening of the fair, also known as ‘Scattering Day’.
Nobody knows the origins of Puck,
According to some the festival was a pagan one, a kind of fertility rite, maybe sacrifices were made long ago but nowadays Puck is not killed but very well cared for and treated royally.
This report opens with a trio of musicians performing an adaptation of the traditional tall tale English folk song ‘The Derby Ram’.
This episode of ‘Amuigh Faoin Speir’ was broadcast on 22 October 1970.
‘Amuigh Faoin Speir’ was a wildlife series presented by Gerrit Van Gelderen and Éamon de Buitléar. 
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great song. thanks for posting
God be with the days. Some amount of Guinness flowed through Killorglin in those days.
That is some awesome singing at the beginning.
The guy in the tiny, frilled cowboy hat, ate'n ice cream reminds me of a Beck video from the 90's.👍
Love Kerry
Best fair ever!
The cowboy hats! 😂🤣Those were the days!!
The song at the beginning is an English folk song The Derby Ram, but who are the group singing it? They sound English and are really good ...
I can really hear an accent in the singer that became a part of the Aussie accent; all part of the evolution.
👍💚
What is the song at the beginning of the video?
the rare uld times
3 days and nights of drinking no wonder ur man is ateing icecream
Brilliant song the musician's in the world come outta Ireland
The hebrews of the bible are the irish ppl
I love this music as well. And Pubs in Puck back then open for 3 continuous days, hard to imagine that in the early 2020's
High time to put a goat STATUE up there and let the wild goat go wild, the poor thing must be terrified. Tradition be damned at one time it was tradition to go barefoot and hungry but now we can afford better things. Let's give the goat his freedom and show the world that we are civilized and kind. Come on Kerry !!
Goat simulator.
What do mean - it looks like a live goat to me?
What is the song at the beginning?