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Lammas Fair is said to be the oldest continually running fair in Ireland,
the fair in its present form dates from the 17th century, one version
states that it started as a sheep fair at Dunanyie Head, now known as
Castle Point, another that it was ordered as a celebration for the nephew
of Sorley Boy MacDonnell, a tribal leader who ruled the area from Dunluse
Castle
Its origins can be traced far beyond
this to pre Christian times when it celebrated the 'Feast of Lughnasadh'
which was a thanksgiving to the Sun God Lug for a successful harvest.
When Christian ideology took over in Ireland in the 5th century
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