Killorglin

Town in County Kerry, Republic of Ireland, 26 km/16 mi south of Tralee; population (2002) 3,500. There is an annual cattle, sheep, and horse fair. The surrounding glacial scenery has many small lakes within it.

Killorglin is the scene of the Puck Fair and Pattern, where a goat is enthroned for three days each August. Although the fair has pagan origins, this particular ritual is also reputed to commemorate the wild goats whose stampede through the village warned the inhabitants of the approaching Cromwellian army in the 17th century.