Around 5,000 people will attend one of the country’s oldest agricultural shows next month.
Strokestown Agricultural and Industrial Show will take place on Saturday, September 14th, in Strokestown Park House.
The event is celebrating its 156th year and it was officially launched in the Percy French Hotel in the town last night.
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There, our reporter Eoghan Murphy spoke to the chairman of the organising committee, John O’Beirne, who first told him the history of the event.
