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The Puck Fair ( Irish: Aonach an Phoic, meaning "Fair of the He-Goat", 'poc' being the Irish for a male goat) [ 1] is one of Ireland 's oldest fairs. It takes place annually from 10–12 August in Killorglin, County Kerry. [ 2]
County Wexford (Irish: Contae Loch Garman) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Southern Region. Named after the town of Wexford, it was based on the historic Gaelic territory of Hy Kinsella (Uí Ceinnsealaigh), whose capital was Ferns. [4] [5] Wexford County Council is the local authority for the county ...
Northern Ireland. Years active. 268 years, 2 months and 5 days. Attendance. 20,000. Website. antrimandnewtownabbey .gov .uk /ballyclaremayfair /. The Ballyclare May Fair is a horse fair which is held annually in May at Ballyclare, in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The annual event attracts up to 20,000 visitors and over 100 stalls annually.
Irish Land Commission. The Irish Land Commission was created by the British crown in 1843 to "inquire into the occupation of the land in Ireland. The office of the commission was in Dublin Castle, and the records were, on its conclusion, deposited in the records tower there, from whence they were transferred in 1898 to the Public Record Office ...
Pages in category "Fairs in Ireland" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Ballinasloe Horse Fair; C.
Inaugurated. 1969. The Oregon Country Fair ( OCF) is a nonprofit organization and an annual three-day art and music fair held outside the city limits of Veneta, Oregon, United States. Located in the Willamette Valley, the site is about 13 miles (21 km) west of Eugene along the Long Tom River near the unincorporated community of Elmira.
Nenagh. / 52.8632; -8.1995. Nenagh ( / ˈniːnə / NEE-nə; Irish: Aonach Urmhumhan, meaning 'the Fair of Ormond', or simply An tAonach 'the Fair') is the county town of County Tipperary in Ireland. Nenagh used to be a market town, and the site of the East Munster Ormond Fair. Nenagh was the county town of the former county of North Tipperary.
Éire ( Irish: [ˈeːɾʲə]) is the Irish Gaelic name for "Ireland". Like its English counterpart, the term Éire is used for both the island of Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, the sovereign state that governs 85% of the island's landmass. The latter is distinct from Northern Ireland, which covers the remainder of the northeast of the island.