Puck Fair

Auteur

Seán Moraghan edited and annotated Charles Smith's The Ancient and Present State of the County of Kerry: A New Reader's Edition, originally published in 1756. He has worked as a librarian, bookseller, book indexer, tour guide, and folklore researcher and has published a number of articles about Kerry local history.

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Puck Fair, Ireland's oldest festival, was established by a royal patent in October 1613, granted to the Welsh planter, Jenkyn Conway, of Killorglin. It first became a famous, however, as a result of the parading and display of a male goat, which is awarded a crown and named as the King of the Town.2013 saw the celebration of Puck Fair's 400 year anniversary, which was promoted and celebrated as part of The Gathering.This book was launched in August of that year, as part of these festivities.