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When we were planning this trip, Carolyn told me that we would be in the neighborhood of the Lammas Fair, the oldest in Ireland. I boggled. A Tibetan Buddhist festival on the Emerald Isle? No, I was very wrong.
This may be indeed the oldest such event but you wouldn't know it. The venue is Ballycastle, a town on the north coast of County Antrim. Today, it is an enormous tacky flea market, with uncountable vendors selling similar junk. The visitors had a great time, though, and we were pleased that we didn't hear a bit of American English in the throngs. Another striking thing was the large number of musicians playing and singing American country music, which seems to be very popular here. One is pictured below. Cowboy hats in Ireland? They do have a lot of cows.
This may be indeed the oldest such event but you wouldn't know it. The venue is Ballycastle, a town on the north coast of County Antrim. Today, it is an enormous tacky flea market, with uncountable vendors selling similar junk. The visitors had a great time, though, and we were pleased that we didn't hear a bit of American English in the throngs. Another striking thing was the large number of musicians playing and singing American country music, which seems to be very popular here. One is pictured below. Cowboy hats in Ireland? They do have a lot of cows.
