Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world’s hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook and Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter. All hail King Puck, Lord Goat of Killorglin! Staring off into the future as ...

The wild goat is currently being groomed and educated in the manners befitting an Enda ahead of the annual festival which attracts tens of thousands to the town of Killorglin. Goat catcher Frank Joy ...

KILLORGLIN, Ireland (Reuters) - For a few days this week a goat will be king of a small town in Ireland's rural south west. Billed as one of Ireland's oldest festivals, the Puck Fair sees locals in ...

The Puck Fair committee has submitted a response to an IrishCentral article published on August 5 about the concerns of some animal rights activists over the capture and confinement of the live goat ...

ERIN, Tenn. — The first King Puck title was handed down Friday evening at the Houston County Fair. Mallie Mills and her pygmy goat "Little Bit" took home the title with their routine, “a little bit of ...

Puck Fair, one of Ireland’s oldest festivals, will see its late-night drinking tradition survive for 2025 after an appeal by publicans in Killorglin succeeded at the Circuit Court in Killarney on ...

ERIN, Tenn. — "Put silk on a goat and it’s still a goat." — Irish saying. On Sept. 16, the old saying will be put to the test as the first King Puck will be crowned at the Houston County Fair. “It’s ...

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A couple is conflicted about letting him be adopted. By John Hodgman Lauren writes: Gertie, a teen helper at my farm, wants to adopt our baby goat Puck. My husband, a vegetarian, is worried she might ...