The Spancilhill Horse Fair

For one day each year on 23rd June a field in the centre of Clare becomes the focus for Thousands of horse buyers and sellers. Spancilhill Fair has been running for 300 years and is a great day out for the family. The sights and the smells, the middlemen and the deals. Horses, ponies, donkeys, dogs and fowl are all sold there. The craic and banter as potential buyers haggle for the best price and the seller tries to keep them interested.
Unlike the lyrics of the song the Fair is on the 23rd of June. I heard stories at the Fair of many people coming to Spancilhill on the 24th and being disappointed. If the 23rd falls on a Sunday then the Fair will be on the 24th.

[@jerryoneill6854]

Eoin you caught the essence of the people and the day and I LOVE that song. It has a haunting melody and the lyrics are beautiful poetry.

[@redwolfmedia1276]

Beautiful People!

[@cealtra3270]

Thanks for singing for the video Daniel. You're going viral !

[@jamesbradshaw3389]

Good on you Daniel , you are a very fine singer and great horseman. It is an admission of mine to buy fine Connemara pony, a donkey, goat and sheep dog and I will do this moment I have got the necessary amount of money

[@DavidLyons7]

Great singing from Daniel Lyons ....:~))..Well done.

[@TheWatanna]

I love these videos', but, this is the third I have watched where donkeys are almost crippled with really bad hooves. I do not understand as the horses look well tendered. That lad on the horse is a star, he has a fantastic singing voice.

[@MrsBuggy444]

great singing Daniel

[@mikekavanagh8952]

Good day out.

[@cormacherlihy7861]

lovely voice

[@SarahNoble14]

goood one dan!

[@jimmymolo]

Good singer

[@joewalsh6359]

I was at the fair in 2019. It's the real deal. Not something put on for tourists.

[@XXmillymarfarXX]

hon the lads!

[@XXmillymarfarXX]

up the ra!

[@patrickbodenham6879]

fuck off

[@johnosullivan2069]

yousless

[@maevebrennan3316]

Another gathering of animal abusers....