A WILD goat has been taken back down from his cage at the Puck Fair again today due to soaring temperatures – just twelve hours after he was reinstated. For the first time in living memory, K… ...

King Puck has been crowned as thousands watched the wild goat being hoisted up into the ... is Fair Day and a cattle fair, street entertainment and music are part and parcel of fun-filled ...

The three-day festival dates back to the 1600s and revolves around crowning a wild mountain goat as king. Killorglin’s Puck Fair, which runs annually from August 10-12, is undeniably one of the ...

King Puck, a wild mountain goat, is carried to his throne for his coronation at Puck Fair, Killorglin, County Kerry during the Puck Fair in 2018. The history of Ireland’s oldest festival ...

But this year King Puck’s enthronement will involve a token visit to his stand, after his coronation on August 10th. He will be raised again on Scattering or closing day August 12th.

A wild goat has been taken down from a 50ft (15m) stand at a festival in Ireland for the second day in a row as temperatures soar across the country. The annual Puck Fair in Killorglin in County ...

There, the annual August 10th coronation of a mountain puck is traditionally accompanied by his elevation on to a platform from which he rules the fair named after him for three days.