Goat king of Killorglin

• Killorglin: a town in County Kerry, Ireland.
• goat king: since 1619, at the annual goat-fawning fair, a "King Puck" is crowned from among the local goats. i in 'Killorglin: Nevertheless, the small Irish town of Killorglin (about 100 km. from Cork) has been crowing a King Puck since (officially) 1610. The goat-fawning fair is one of the oldest of Ireland's traditional rural celebrations -- and one of its better known. The fair celebrates the heroism of a goat who, according to legend, alerted Killorglin's population to the imminent arrival of English troops during Oliver Cromwell's campaign in Ireland.