Sun shines on Ballycastle for Lammas Fair

Thousands are expected in Ballycastle on Monday and Tuesday for the annual Auld Lammas Fair.
McAuley Multimedia.. 24/08/15- The Lammas Fair in Ballycastle Co Antrim gets underway with thousands of people flocking to the seaside town to enjoy dulse, Yellowman and all the other fun of the Fair. The Lammas Fair is the Oldest Traditional Fair in Ireland celebrating the end of the summer and start of the years harvest. over 300,000 people come to the town over two days. Pic Steven McAuley/McAuley MultimediaMcAuley Multimedia.. 24/08/15- The Lammas Fair in Ballycastle Co Antrim gets underway with thousands of people flocking to the seaside town to enjoy dulse, Yellowman and all the other fun of the Fair. The Lammas Fair is the Oldest Traditional Fair in Ireland celebrating the end of the summer and start of the years harvest. over 300,000 people come to the town over two days. Pic Steven McAuley/McAuley Multimedia
McAuley Multimedia.. 24/08/15- The Lammas Fair in Ballycastle Co Antrim gets underway with thousands of people flocking to the seaside town to enjoy dulse, Yellowman and all the other fun of the Fair. The Lammas Fair is the Oldest Traditional Fair in Ireland celebrating the end of the summer and start of the years harvest. over 300,000 people come to the town over two days. Pic Steven McAuley/McAuley Multimedia

Along side the famous dulse and yellowman, traders will be selling local produce, arts and crafts and bric-a-brac.

The four-hundred-year-old event is one of Ireland’s oldest market fairs and is famous for its livestock and horse-trading.

PICS: KEVIN MCAULEY

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