Puck Fair Festival Killorglin Ireland
Enjoy our colourful guide to one of the oldest and liveliest festivals, Puck Fair held annually for over four centuries in Killorglin, County Kerry.
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Episode 3 - Parade And The Coronation Of King Puck 2019 at Puck Fair
On the evening of the first day of Puck there is a parade and a goat is crowned King of the Fair.
History of Ireland's Oldest and Greatest Fair and Festival - PUCK FAIR
A tribute to the ancient and world famous Puck Fair, which is Ireland's oldest and greatest fair and festival.
The goat 'King Puck' is a symbol of a vast tradition whose origins are lost in the mists of time.
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Puck Fair, a three-day festival that dates back to the 17th century, kicked off in south-west Ireland's Killorglin on Saturday with a parade and the coronation of a wild mountain goat as 'King Puck.'
'King Puck' was crowned by the 2019 Queen of Puck Fair and then lifted up into the air to reign over the town for the duration of the fair. Afterwards he will be returned to the mountain from where he was captured.
A number of legends purport to explain the origins of the ceremony, which is said to be ancient. One relatively modern account states that a herd of goats served to warn Killorglins that the forces of Oliver Cromwell were pillaging the surrounding countryside, allowing locals to mobilise and protect their flocks.
In Cromwellian times, around the 1600s, there was invasions and apparently the story goes that the tough Killorglin might have been saved at one stage by a herd of wild goats running into town ahead of the invasion force at the time, explained Eammon Crowley, who is involved with the Killorglin archives.
There are the origins of some of this festival. It has continued for centuries and centuries and hopefully will for the future, he added.
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Coronation of King Puck 2018
In this video we meet Ella, the 2018 Queen of Puck Fair. We then see the coronation King Puck .
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Edited by Mike Foley for the Killorglin Archive Society
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See the famous Puck Fair in 2015 held every August in Killorglin Kerry Ireland. The fair is over 400 years old and its origin is unknown. Some say its a Pagan Festival thousands of years old, others believe its honoring a goat that saved the town in the 1600's. No matter what its origin, thousands flock there every year from all over the world. This short clip was recorded by iTVn Ireland TV Now for A Bit of Ireland.com abitofireland.com enjoy and go there if you can. For info on our videos about Ireland contact us on abitofireland.com
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Guide to all the fun of 400 year old Puck Fair Festival Kerry
Take our colourful guide through the Puck Fair festival held over three August days in Killorglin annually. Backdrop of King Puck in his cage above the main square butting the side of the cage. Move to cattle in the main street awaiting buyers. Stilt walkers, dodgems, fairground horses, market stalls selling Puckt-shirts.
Welcome to Puck Fair in Killorglin, County Kerry. This is one of the oldest festivals in Ireland and it's going to celebrate its 400th anniversary next year.
Village sign for welcome to Puck Fair. Hair bead stand. Face painters. Rifle stall.
The origins of Puck Fair are disputed but the most famous legend relates back to the 17th century when Oliver Cromwell and his army were raiding Irish villages. They came across a herd of goats and all of them fled away except one. The king goat, Puck. He ran down to this village, Killorglin, to warn the village members. And they protected themselves because of his warning. So to celebrate him and to thank him, they have this festival every year in August.
Customised hurley stalls, miniature thatched cottages.
So here we are with the wild mountain goat, King Puck. At Puck Fair in KIllorglin, County Kerry.
There was a charter granted to the town. The English king granted the local landlord permission to have a fair here. He charged tolls to the people of the town. And its been going on ever since. That's the documented proof. We belive it was going on before thatbut we have no documentation. We actually have the original charter in our posession.
Cue street traders, dodgems, woven baskets, Puck's cage
The first day would always be known as the Gathering Day, where thefair people used come in and gather and mix. The horse fair was on the first day. These were all, you must bear in mind, on the streets. So you'd have hundreds of horses on the streets on the first day.
Just loose.
Loose.No health and safety, no barriers, no high vis jackets. The second day would be the cattle fair. That still happens on the street.
Shetland ponies and cattle on the streets.
Oh yeah, we saw some of that.
It happens with barriers and a little more safety at the moment.
And then the third day is called the Scattering. So the Gathering, the Fair day andthe Scattering. Andit has eolved now into one of Ireland's top festivals. And in the recession we're in, there's thirty six hours of free entertainment.
Yeah.
No charge. No charge at all.
How do you choose the goat?
The goat isn't chosen. That goat is a genuine wild mountain goat.
They're very differentsizes. Are they different breeds?
NO. Just that that one came slightly bigger. He's a child's pony. That's a child's pony now for riding. That'smore or less for show. That's more an ornamental pony.
So we're here at Puck Fair andwe've just listened to your band, Doctor Foxe's Olde Timey String Band. And it was great. We really enjoyed it. And could you tell us the experience of playing here and how long you have been playing at Puck.
Yeah, yeah. We've been playing here for the last three years. I think the first year we played, we set the record for most gigs played by a single band during the three days of Puck. I think we played eleven gigs in three nights.
Oh my God.
Yeah, we almost died afterwards. And then we had to go to Galway and play more gigs.
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Crowds at the fair. Horses being sold - buyer looking at animals. Woman eating and drinking. Goat being crowned and swung over in cradle.
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