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THE WILD puck goat lent by the North’s most ancient fair, the Ould Lammas in Ballycastle, Co Antrim, has arrived in Kerry ahead of his coronation at Puck Fair in Killorglin next Monday.

It is the first time a “foreign” goat will preside over the 400-year-old Kerry fair and the selection of King Billy is largely due to the efforts of the two Ballycastle and Killorglin goat catchers.