Irish game and county fair in birr this weekend

Just when you thought you'd seen the last of the Viking raids in Ireland...they're back!

They're welcome this time though, as part of the Irish Game and County Fair at Birr Castle Demesne.

“This time the message is not to fear the Vikings as they are just one of the reasons why local people are expecting a hectic trading weekend,” fair director Albert Titterington explained.

“I’m told that it’s impossible to find a B&B anywhere in the town and hotels have been fully booked for months. Now shopkeepers, restaurants and everyone locally is eagerly anticipating the very welcome cash injection expected from the 25,000 plus visitors to the Irish Game and County Fair on the weekend of August 23 and 24.”

The Irish Game and Country Fair and Fine Food Festival will take place between 10am and 6pm at Birr Castle on both Saturday, August 23 and Sunday, August 24.

More information is available at www.irishgameandcountryfair.com.