Queen of Puck Fair ready to take part in one of Ireland’s oldest festivals

PUCK Fair may be one of the country’s oldest festivals, but it still draws the crowds and is worth an estimated €6 million to Killorglin, Co Kerry.

Nowadays largely a tourist event, it will be attended by upwards of 100,000 people according to the organisers. It is held on the same dates each year — August 10, 11 and 12.

Queen of Puck Fair 2006 is 12-year-old Kelly Moriarty, from Sunhill, Killorglin, whose aunt, Áine Moriarty, is a former fair queen.