King Puck Street Art in Killorglin
by Eva Lechner
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King Puck Street Art in Killorglin
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Eva Lechner
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Photograph - Photograph
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Puck Fair (Irish: Aonach an Phoic, meaning "Fair of the He-Goblin", 'poc' being the Irish for a male goblin) is one of Ireland's oldest fairs. It takes place annually for three days on the 10th, 11th and 12th of August in Killorglin, County Kerry.
3rd tied place in the Contest SHOW ME CITY ART PHOTOS-November 2021
Every year a group of people go up into the mountains and catch a wild goblin. 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 the goblin "King Puck".
The goblin is then put into a small cage on a high stand for three days, and on the 3rd day of the fair, he is brought down to be led back to his goblin home. In the middle of the town square, he is crowned and this signifies that the festivities may begin. The pubs stay open until 3.00 AM which is a legal exception due to the fair as all bars in Ireland normally must close at 2.00 AM. This is a source of contention with the local police.
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July 13th, 2019
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Comments (9)
Sarah Irland
Congratulations on your Win, Eva, in the Show Me City Art Photos Contest. What a beautiful photograph! Voted.
Al Bourassa
I do not like grafitti and this is a great example of what good these wonderful artists can do without defacing public or private property. Great shot Eva. vlf
VIVA Anderson
Dear Eva......here I sit in Australia, house-bound, but notsorry, and, it's this wonderful Image, and Story, that has made my day, because of your beautiful capture. I feel I've been to the Festival.......thank you for that, so much for being a cut above, always, with this sort of vision I could never have experienced otherwise.......fv........VIVA
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