The Puck Fair Goat

chillin117

My brother witnessed the transfer of the ''Wild'' Mountain goat to his Strong cage yesterday 2 miles outside town. The wild goat hopped out of the back of an Avensis car. Wild Goat me Arse ! I feel so lied to.

endacl

Ah, he used to be ar buile at one time. Sure the fame's gone to his head, the poor beasht.

buried

I have to go to Killorglin some year and check this shindig out. Crowning some horned goat to be a king and then put up on some high altar? That sounds like a serious Baphomet worship festival. A few centuries ago the Vatican would have nuked the entire village for even thinking about doing it

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

chillin117 wrote: »

My brother witnessed the transfer of the ''Wild'' Mountain goat to his Strong cage yesterday 2 miles outside town. The wild goat hopped out of the back of an Avensis car. Wild Goat me Arse ! I feel so lied to.

Must have been Caspar the friendly Goat. Unfortunate.

pidgeoneyes

It's basically the Ballinasloe horse fair, but with extra goat.

chillin117

I was ''Outraged'' by the carry on down there, They had the morals of an alley cat, Shocking it was, Now a tame Goat called Billy by the farmers grand children and lives in the house with the cat

pappyodaniel

Still not as bad as The Rose of Tralee.

chillin117

pappyodaniel wrote: »

Still not as bad as The Rose of Tralee.

Valid point

sabat

I went a couple of years ago and the overall experience was just about OK. The most interesting aspect was seeing an Irish town with zero laws regarding the sale of booze-people were literally selling cans out the open windows of their houses and the pubs were still going strong about 5am when we left. Also, if you had any tools stolen from anywhere in Munster you'd surely find them laid out on the ground being flogged by traveller children. It was a good buzz till about 2am but the atmosphere started getting sour and there were fights breaking out etc

foggy_lad

pappyodaniel wrote: »

Still not as bad as The Rose of Tralee.

Have they put that wee lassie up on the goats pedestal instead of the goat?

Esel

foggy_lad wrote: »

Have they put that wee lassie up on the goats pedestal instead of the goat?

Nah. She is up the pole though.

Sam Kade

buried wrote: »

I have to go to Killorglin some year and check this shindig out. Crowning some horned goat to be a king and then put up on some high altar? That sounds like a serious Baphomet worship festival. A few centuries ago the Vatican would have nuked the entire village for even thinking about doing it

It's been going on for centuries ya numpty.

Jawgap

buried wrote: »

I have to go to Killorglin some year and check this shindig out. Crowning some horned goat to be a king and then put up on some high altar? That sounds like a serious Baphomet worship festival. A few centuries ago the Vatican would have nuked the entire village for even thinking about doing it

No, they crown the goat, then at the end shave it and elect it to d'Dáil

Chancer3001

I went this year.

Poor goat must need ear plugs.

Dj in the square played galway girl about 18 times.

It's like a fr Ted episode for the entire day. There's a nightclub in a shed. An actual shed that has cattle in it the days prior.

There's mountain folk who only appear in public at this fair.

Personal space and social norms completely disappear.

Fantastic craic

lazybones32

pappyodaniel wrote: »

Still not as bad as The Rose of Tralee.

Have you heard about the "Traveler Rose of Tralee"? It started this year and is only open to those who don't like to be discriminated against...

I'd link if I wasn't too lazy to do so.

whisky_galore

sabat wrote: »

I went a couple of years ago and the overall experience was just about OK. The most interesting aspect was seeing an Irish town with zero laws regarding the sale of booze-people were literally selling cans out the open windows of their houses and the pubs were still going strong about 5am when we left. Also, if you had any tools stolen from anywhere in Munster you'd surely find them laid out on the ground being flogged by traveller children. It was a good buzz till about 2am but the atmosphere started getting sour and there were fights breaking out etc

It's a boozy version of The Purge, without the actual purging bit.

beach_walker

Do they still have the Queen of the fair? A young girl, paired with the goat. Great craic.

DEFTLEFTHAND

The King was transferred from the capture point by car to where he was caged. This is a genuine wild mountain billygoat, Kerry people don't lie.

Sam Kade

Mickie Healy Rae gives the protestors a run for their money.

http://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/if-the-goats-in-the-wild-knew-how-well-theyd-be-treated-at-the-puck-fair-theyd-be-queuing-up/

Ronald Wilson Reagan

pappyodaniel wrote: »

Still not as bad as The Rose of Tralee.

They should have a Goat of Tralee.

irishguitarlad

Ah yes puck, was there a few years ago with some spanish and I said to them the place will be full of Irish gypsys, they said to me how does one tell them apart, I said by end of the day you will know.

chillin117

irishguitarlad wrote: »

Ah yes puck, was there a few years ago with some spanish and I said to them the place will be full of Irish gypsys, they said to me how does one tell them apart, I said by end of the day you will know.

And ? Did they know ? Talk about leaving someone hanging...

chillin117

Ronald Wilson Reagan wrote: »

They should have a Goat of Tralee.

They do ! Gay Byrne used to present it from a tent

foggy_lad

Esel wrote: »

Nah. She is up the pole though.

The randy auld goat!

B.A._Baracus

Puck off :pac:

Ronald Wilson Reagan

"ARAN points out that no veterinary inspections will ease the psychological problems this animal will endure and we feel that part of the Five Freedoms may be violated."
http://www.broadsheet.ie/2016/08/09/puck-in-a-moment-it-cant-get-out-of/

Beware of goats in Kerry they may be psychological damaged, it's only a matter of time before they exact a bloody revenge. Although in fairness no living creature should be exposed to the music of mike Denver.

For Forks Sake

Ronald Wilson Reagan wrote: »

They should have a Goat of Tralee.

They do, they elected it Mayor.

XR3i

i was at that pucl fair i killorglin 20 years ago, what a festival

chillin117

XR3i wrote: »

i was at that pucl fair i killorglin 20 years ago, what a festival

You think you have seen it all then you walk around the next corner. Great Craic altogether !

afatbollix

They actually keep it in the air for three days?

I've never been so I'm expecting a crane is used?

chillin117

afatbollix wrote: »

They actually keep it in the air for three days?

I've never been so I'm expecting a crane is used?

Block and tackle last time I looked. Never ever saw a crane