Horse fair under way once again at Spancilhill

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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