The seaside town of Ballycastle in Antrim is bustling for the traditional fair.

The Auld Lammas Fair takes place on the last Monday and Tuesday of August each year. The name Lammas originated from the 'Feast of Lughnasadh' or Lugh and the festival has taken place in Ballycastle for hundreds of years.

Lammas Fair, Ballycastle, County Antrim (1962)
Trader at Lammas Fair, Ballycastle, County Antrim (1962)
Lammas Fair, Ballycastle, County Antrim (1962)
Livestock sales at Lammas Fair, Ballycastle, County Antrim (1962)

Thirty thousand people were in Ballycastle to enjoy the stalls, sideshows and livestock sales.

An RTÉ News report broadcast on 1 September 1962. The footage shown here is mute.

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FAIRS