Johnny Patterson

25/05/2009

Johnny Patterson (1840-1889) from Feakle Co. Clare was Ireland's most famous Singing Clown and Song Writer. Songs such as “The Dingle Puck Goat”, “Stone outside Dan Murphy's Door”, “The Garden Where the Praties Grow”, “Biddy Donoghue”, “Goodbye Johnny Dear” and many many more were penned by Johnny and are still popular today, 120 years after his tragic death on stage in Tralee.
Declan Mangan and Mick Jones have created a Musical Drama telling Johnny's story and the World Premier, starring Muiris Crowley as Johnny and Kerry Rose of Tralee entrant Karen McGillycuddy as Biddy, will run in the local CYMS Hall on Aug.3,4,5,6,
See some excerpts from the show on the 10th of August at 4:30 pm and on the 12th of August at 5 pm on the Puck Fair Stand - Not to be missed!

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August 10th

07.00	Horse Fair
11.00	Wobbly Circus Street Show
11.00	Irish Dancing Workshop
11.00	Dr. Fox's Old Timey String Band
11.00	Irish Pipes & Drums Workshop
11.40	Scooby Circus - Street Entertainer
12.00	J. P. Puppets
12.30	Figo The Magician - Street Entertainer
12.50	Dr. Fox's Old Timey String Band
13.00	Ce Sama -Samba Band
13.00	Ce Samba
13.00	Paul Wheel 'Rideabout Character' & Marion Hoopla - "Stilt Walker'
14.00	Sproai Ciarrai - Music, Dance & Storytelling
14.00	Marc Seymour - Street Entertainer
14.00	Spraoi Ciarrai - Irish Music,Dance & Storytelling
14.00	Art Exhibition
15.00	Sproai Ciarrai - Music, Dance & Storytelling
15.00	Scooby Circus Street Entertainer
15.30	Spraoi Ciarrai - Music, Dance & Storytelling
16.00	Pipe Band Recital
16.00	Figo The Magician - Street Entertainer
16.00	J.P. Puppets
17.00	Marc Seymour - Street Entertainer
17.00	Lonradh - Irish Music & Song
17.30	Coronation Parade
17.30	Caint Agus Ceoil with Declan Mangan & Jack Healy
18.00	Coronation Cermony
18.00	Lonradh
19.00	KELL
21.30	The Las Vegas Showband Show

Guest Book

Name	mickey sullivan
Date	28/08/2009
Location	peekskill ny
Comment	enjoying those web cams. should be permanent. it also gives me an idea of weather conditions for brother's dooks golf game

Name	mary o shea
Date	13/05/2009
Location	newcastle west co,limerick
Comment	i hope to go to puck because i love the horse fair last year.i hope to go for the full day next.i wouldn,t staying the full day i couldn,t becasue had to go away and feed the catlle

Name Jamie Curavoo

Date 14/03/2008

Location FHUHS

Comment The Puck Fair was really awesome when I went there

Name	John Nichols
Date	22/12/2009
Location	San Diego, CA
Comment	Grandson of Katherine Hassett. Will make my first visit to the Puck Fair in 2010 with my wife and 3 children. Looking for suggestions on accomodations.

Name	tom and maria muckley
Date	24/01/2008
Location	kinsale co cork
Comment	visited killorglin and puck fair for the first time

Name Stanko

Date 11/12/2007

Location Poland

Comment Nice i was working in fast food restaurant on puck fair

Name	Frank Foley
Date	11/08/2009
Location	Dublin
Comment	Terrible to miss Puck again.Ill miss the few drops with the King and Tady boys and my brothers.Hope they make it safely back to Glencar

Name	Ed O'Connor
Date	10/08/2009
Location	Westcliffe, Colorado
Comment	Shout out to all the O'Riordan's, Healy's...wish we were there

Name	Helen & Caroline
Date	09/08/2010
Location	Perth, WA
Comment	Well hope you all have a fantastic puck, no doubt there will be loads of drunken shennigans and stories to be told from the 3 days, lookin forward to all the updates from you ppl. big loves to all our crew in Steelroe, Caragh Lake & Glenbeigh.Maggie I will be having 1 for you here to mark the day of your birth on the 1st day of puck, guden...mucho love to you all..Cars, Helen & King Kanga..xo

Name	john ward
Date	07/08/2010
Location	coventry west midlands uk
Comment	hope you all have got an umberella 3 days of pure madness wish I WAS THERE

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Name	Jamie Curavoo
Date	14/03/2008
Location	FHUHS
Comment	The Puck Fair was really awesome when I went there

Name	Stanko
Date	11/12/2007
Location	Poland
Comment	Nice i was working in fast food restaurant on puck fair