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Horse Fairs.

FairFilly · 2008-12-12 12:14:34

Hope its ok to ask here , i am looking for any news or information about Irish horse fairs ,the towns & dates etc approx .;)

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12-12-2008 1:14pm

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FairFilly

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Hope its ok to ask here ,
i am looking for any news or information about Irish horse fairs ,the towns & dates etc approx .;)

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#2 12-12-2008 2:09pm
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Hi OP.

I guess it depends on what you are looking for. Several of the societies (connemara pony society, RID society) would be able to give you dates and locations of their fairs.

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#3 13-12-2008 9:48am
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smithfield is every second sunday of the month....i think :P

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#4 13-12-2008 9:51am
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Ballinasloe horse fair is on first week of October ever year biggest in ireland by
far and in europe i think.

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#5 13-12-2008 9:56am
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smithfield is every First sunday of the month.........it was on last sunday

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#6 13-12-2008 12:54pm
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What are you looking for specifically?

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#7 13-12-2008 4:45pm
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Cahirmee fair, Buttevant Co. Cork 12th July
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cahirmee_Horse_Fair

Borris Fair, Co Carlow 15th August

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055135931

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#8 13-12-2008 5:06pm
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byhookorbycrook wrote: »

Borris Fair, Co Carlow 15th August

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055135931

Not sure I'd call the Borris Fair a horse fair. There are some horses at it alright but not like at other fairs.

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#9 14-12-2008 6:41pm
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Get a copy of 'Old Moores Almanac' for 2009 and every fair date will be listed in it. I think this question was asked before on here. Newsagents in country areas would have that book for the Christmas.

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#10 14-12-2008 7:28pm
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http://www.noelmullins.com/onlineshop.html

might be worth a look, new book on fairs

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#11 15-12-2008 10:59am
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Thanks to you all,
for the help & advice on this ,its been a good help.:)

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#12 17-12-2008 10:37pm
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Old Moore's Almanac has the dates of every fair and sales in the country and is on sale now, a few other helpful bits in it too, plus predictions for everything in the coming year!

http://images.google.ie/imgres?imgurl=http://www.maccommunications.ie/images/mooresmed.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.maccommunications.ie/latestnewstext.htm&usg=__OwikgTmQQa4zhKjcDD8RUtDMSFw=&h=177&w=125&sz=13&hl=en&start=1&sig2=fU99-CzX_O9nwgEoBsrRlQ&um=1&tbnid=ie9m2N_LZ7dWSM:&tbnh=101&tbnw=71&ei=wHBJSbHABpH60ATUuZnMDQ&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dold%2Bmoores%2527%2Balmanac%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26cr%3DcountryIE%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DN

not to be confused with old moores almanak(difference is the k in the name) also its the 2009 edition you want!

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#13 18-12-2008 9:21am
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It's strange how there doesn't seem to be any info anywhere regarding the 2009 one though.

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#14 19-12-2008 4:54am
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i bought it last week get it every year, joyces in clifden sell it, i think easons might do it, but you may have to order it

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