This article is from page 22 of the 2008-08-05 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 22 JPG
FOR the first time ever the Kildysart Show and the Kildysart Festival teamed up for the August bank hol1- day weekend celebrations in the west Clare village.
Members of the Kidysart Show even entered the popular festival pa- rade, combining the themes of both edger aN isT-LBCO) thse
Drawing from the festival theme of the “1960s” the show committee entered a float depicting protesting farmers from the era on a march in Dublin.
Even the late Charlie Haughey was represented by a highly disguised po- litican.
Rumours circulated that the man behind the mask of the controver- sial Taoiseach was a local Fine Gael councillor, as Fianna Fail councillor PJ Kelly was ruled out when he was welcomed to the village by the im- personator.
Locals were also celebrating big wins at the ever popular show on SE TMUD KOE NA
Vincent O’Callaghan from Lissey- casey secured an impressive hat trick when his horses took home the titles
of Champion Young Horse, Reserve Champion and Champion of Lunging – a competition for three-year-olds. Despite the numerous entries from around the country it was Kildysart man Tom Casey that won the coveted two-year-old All Ireland Filly Cham- ey Cover eny oy
Seamus Waffer from Wicklow came second in the competition, which was one of the biggest of the day, while the third place prize returned to Kildysart and Jimmy Casey.
Champion bakers on the day were Kildysart ladies Lucy Finn and Phi- lomena O’Shea.