Ould Lammas Fair in videos and pictures
Yellowman and Dulse are fair staples
Last updated 26th Aug 2024
Ballycastle town has been transformed with hundreds of stalls lining the streets for the Ould Lamma Fair.
The four-day programme kicked off on Saturday, but it is sticking with tradition and hosting most of its main events today and Tuesday.
Thousands of people have been travelling to the North Coast over the bank holiday weekend to see Ireland's oldest traditional fair.
This year it is celebrating the heritage, culture, music and agricultural of the Co Antrim town.
Sights not to be missed include the: heavy horse show, vintage tractor run, and the new dog agility display. Kite displays and sand sculpting competitions will sit alongside fairground rides, live music, entertainment, and of course market stalls selling favourites such as dulse, Yellowman and much more.
Yellowman and Dulse are a staple of the Ould Lammas fair, something stall holder Terry has been selling for decades.
He has been trading Yellowman, Dulse and Honeycomb for over 40 years.
He said: “The Yellowman is made in Newry and the Dulse comes from way down the County Down coast and also we have honeycomb. It’s made by Aunt Sandras. All good stuff and it’s here today and it’s a pleasure to be selling it.
“Everyone comes to the fair and they look for the Yellowman every year and they don’t go home without Yellowman and Dulse. That’s the two favourite things in Ballycastle today.
“We’ve got the secret we know what’s in the Yellowman and every year that we come, we sell out, and every year we don’t go home with none.”
Michelle a support worker at Rathmoyle Resource Centre said items donted by friends and family member of service users are being sold today.
The money raised will go towards funding the day centre.
She said: “There are so many people from all over the world that come here every year.
Other visitors and locals have praised the spectacle.
"It’s in our DNA, it’s totally in our DNA. As I say it’s like a magnet. You just pull down here every year.
“And you meet somebody different and it’s also really nice us as locals in the area we see people we haven’t seen in years coming back and it’s so nice.
“It’s such a great sense of community.”
"If you’re in Ballycastle to come, if you aren’t in Ballycastle you come home.
"There is just a real buzz about the place. You meet lots of people you haven’t seen for a while. It’s just lovey."
Terry has been selling Yellowman at the Ould Lammas Fair for over four decades
Traditional horse trading on Fairhill Street.
The famous Yellowman
Hundreds of stalls have lined the streets
The Ould Lammas Fair has a long tradition of horse trading
This year's fair is celebrating the heritage, culture, music and agricultural of the Co Antrim town.
Ballycastle town has been transformed with hundreds of stalls lining the streets for the Ould Lammas Fair.
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