Celebrated in song and in lore, the horse fair in Spancilhill is under way in its traditional fairgreen location at the famous crossroads, a few miles from Ennis, Co Clare.
This year marks the 400th year of the event, and in all that time there are only a few known occasions when it was cancelled. In 1921, because of the War of Independence, 2001 because of Foot and Mouth disease and in 2020 and 2021 because of Covid-19.
Fair organisers are delighted to be back again, celebrating four centuries of history.
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