Watching re runs of Ballykissangle.They're having their own version of Puck Fair with a ram instead. Someone mentioned plagarism but Assumpta reckoned the goat wouldn't sue. The local politician on it wanted to copy a bar runners race from The Galway Oyster festival too. He has a pop up bar for the 3 days to coin it in with the festival and go into competition with the only other local bar. Asumpta is the bridesmade of his daughter and her groom is the local guard.Tis a mash up of every little villge's bit of a festival the lenght of the country.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN-sH4IOve0
A legend of the fair is a goat that broke away from its herd, while the rest of the herd headed towards the mountains, and warned the town's inhabitants while the “Roundheads” were pillaging the countryside around Shanara and Kilgobnet at the foot of the McGillycuddy Reeks. The advancing army of Oliver Cromwellduring his conquest of Ireland in the 17th century triggered the pillages around the countryside. The goat's arrival alerted the inhabitants of danger, and they immediately set out to protect the town and their herds. This is explained in the traditional Irish ballad, An Poc ar Buile (the Mad Puck Goat).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAGhiW3qQvQ
Tommy Tiernan referenced it too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl-Etuy_VQk
We have a strange culture of crowning animals but thats the Pagan part still in us. Down from the Tuath De Danan , the Fir bolg and the Fomoreans. A line back to the book of invasions before a Welsh slave boy and plant brought us the idea of Christianity.
Sure even Father Ted had The King of The Sheep. Podge and Rodge didn't bother , they just put Skelligs Chocolate Factory on Kerry Katonas arse instead.And then Aliens landed in Listowel
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