A wrinkled man with a stick and a jaunty hat stood near the entrance to the fair field at Puck and offered advice.

HAIL King Enda, master of all he surveys in the town by the Laune.

COLOURFUL Puck Fair, in Killorglin, Co Kerry, has a long-earned reputation for madcap acts and wild boozing, but it’s place where you can also learn how to behave yourself.