BALLINASLOE HORSE FAIR

St Michael’s Square, Ballinasloe

Monday 3 October, 2022

As a special addition, Misleór Festival is hitting the road to visit the Ballinasloe Horse Fair, which is celebrating its 300 year anniversary. On Monday 3rd October, an installation of two wooden horses built from recycled materials will be on display in St Michael’s Square, accompanied by Tinsmith Tom McDonnell, who will run an interactive Tinsmithing workshop. This installation was developed to celebrate the importance of horses in Traveller and nomadic cultures and was a collaboration with members of both Traveller and Mongolian communities, and local artist Tommy Casby.