Kerry on tenter hoofs as 401st King Puck awaits coronation

The 401st King of Killorglin was presented to the press yesterday at a ceremonial unveiling on Rossbeigh Strand.

Caught inland in the wooded valleys and hills of Glencar, this year’s silver and black goat is an ordinary-looking wild goat — small and sturdy and horned.

As well as presiding over the three-day festival, which begins on Sunday, this year’s King Puck is being used as a mascot or ‘King of the Road’ for the Wild Atlantic Way tourism route stretching the length of the island of Ireland.