Puck Fair, Killorglin, Co. Kerry

Puck Fair, Killorglin, Co. Kerry

Fair

Lantern slide of a day at Puck Fair, in Killorglin, Co. Kerry. Originally labelled 'K1 II 56' and titled 'Puck Fiar Killorglan, Co. K.'. A banner can be seen strung between two buildings with the words 'Hurrah for the Mountain King' and the image of a goat depicted upon it. A goat, otherwise known as 'King Puck' can be seen in a box at the top right of the image. People can be seen walking below. Puck fair Puck Fair takes place annually for three days in Killorglin, Co. Kerry, but it could not be determined which day of the fair is depicted in this photograph.

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RSAI, Lantern Slide, BOX 26

BOX26_060

23/06/2016

Scanned to 2400 dpi , 16 bit greyscale image with automatic exposure

RSAI Lantern Slide Collection

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7559 x 7559 pixels

Lantern Slides

Ireland

Kerry

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Killorglin

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Irish National Grid East: 77811

Irish National Grid North: 96404

Position Source: www.logainm.ie

Latitude: 52.106351

Longitude: -9.7843403

Place: Killorglin, Co. Kerry Latitude: 52.10635079999999 Longitude: -9.78434029999994

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