Portraits, 3rd prize
Fair Trade
Kenneth O'Halloran
12 July, 2010
Fairs in Ireland are more than places of trade, often forming an important social and cultural event in the county calendar.
Kenneth O'Halloran
Kenneth O'Halloran comes from a small village in the west of Ireland, where his father is the local undertaker. He completed a course in commercial photography at Dun Laoghaire C...
Cahirmee Fair, County Cork, Ireland Fairs in Ireland are more than places of trade, often forming an important social and cultural event in the county calendar. Women regard them as occasions worth dressing up for. Many fairs focus on horse-trading, carried out to a large extent by traveling people, who belong to an ancient Gaelic nomadic tradition. Some fairs have histories dating back for centuries.
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