Ireland Events & Festivals
Ballinasloe Horse Fair
Every year there is a huge horse fair in Ballinasloe. Midland balladeer Brendan Shine wrote a song about it about, oh, a million years ago. If you think that’s old, just think: this Irish festival is older.
As Brendan says, the king of the fair used to be chosen by fistfight. Now the king is
Date: October 2nd, 2006 |
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Irish hot air balloon championships
This week the Irish hot air balloon championships are being held in Athlone. I awoke this morning to the unmistakeable sound of balloon torches being fired. Rushing out of the house I saw a dozen silent hot air balloons rising from the meadows south of the weir, some grazing the waters of the Shannon, and rising gracefully over the town.
The championships are going on all this week, with the balloons launching each morning from …
Date: September 25th, 2006 |
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