Smart traders get their asses to Castleisland

IF you had a mare donkey for sale, you were in the money at Castleisland Horse Fair yesterday.

Donkeys, which were almost threatened with extinction a few years ago, are enjoying renewed popularity and, with demand exceeding supply, prices were high.

“I won’t deal with you if you’ve anything less than €1,000 in your pocket,” said one donkey vendor, who declined to give his name, when approached. “And even if you have €2,000, it mightn’t still be enough,” he added in the same breath.