‘Couldn’t give ’em away for free’ at horse fair

A huge drop in the number of animals for sale and in prices being fetched was reported at one of the country’s oldest horse fairs.

It was almost a case of “couldn’t give ’em away for nothing” at Puck Fair, in Killorglin, Co Kerry, where the collapse in the equine market was plain to see.

Danny McCarthy, of Bantry, Co Cork, and Donal Grady, Killarney, Co Kerry, regulars at the fair for more than 40 years maintained there was a 50% drop in horses on show.