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Every year in the town of Killorglin, a wild goat is crowned king during one of Ireland's oldest festivals. Puck Fair is held from 10 to 12 August every year in the picturesque town on the banks ...

Pic: Fingal County Council A goat herder in ... There are over 100 Old Irish goats settled on the Howth headland, a project made possible through the efforts of Old Irish Goat Society herder ...

The picture accompanying this essay is of a fine Irish goat, which I took outside the main gate of the Listowel Race Course during the 155th running of the annual harvest racing festival in 2013.