Ruby Walsh: Listowel may have lost its mystery but harvest bonds are still special 

Listowel organisers have focused on creating a mini festival within this festival to try and keep some of its old traditions

Harvesting the best view: Spectators watch racing in the Brandon Hotel Beginners Chase from outside of Listowel race course last year. Pic: INPHO/Bryan Keane

The Harvest Festival in Listowel starts tomorrow afternoon with the first of seven days racing in north Kerry, on the banks of the river Feale.

Long gone are days when those entering over the Feale from the town side of the track did so to the echoes of “throw me down something”. So, too, are the days of this being predominantly adults only.