These photographs, there are 20 in total are from August 1981, so they are 43 years old.
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9. Pictured at the NI Landrace Breeders’ Association show and sale at the Automart, Portadown, in August 1981 are Mr Ashley Armstrong, the judge, Mr William Millar, chairman, Mr John Stewart, vice chairman, and Mr Tom Clarke. Picture: Farming Life/News Letter archives
Pictured at the NI Landrace Breeders’ Association show and sale at the Automart, Portadown, in August 1981 are Mr Ashley Armstrong, the judge, Mr William Millar, chairman, Mr John Stewart, vice chairman, and Mr Tom Clarke. Picture: Farming Life/News Letter archives Photo: Farming Life archives/Darryl Armitage

10. Colin Marshall from Ahoghill, Co Antrim, lets young Jonathan Greeves from Ballygowan, Co Down, try out one of the ponies at Ballycastle’s Oul’ Lammas Fair in August 1981. Picture: News Letter archives
Colin Marshall from Ahoghill, Co Antrim, lets young Jonathan Greeves from Ballygowan, Co Down, try out one of the ponies at Ballycastle’s Oul’ Lammas Fair in August 1981. Picture: News Letter archives Photo: Farming Life archives/Darryl Armitage

11. Crowds throng The Diamond at Ballycastle’s Oul’ Lammas Fair in August 1981. Picture: News Letter archives
Crowds throng The Diamond at Ballycastle’s Oul’ Lammas Fair in August 1981. Picture: News Letter archives Photo: Farming Life archives/Darryl Armitage

12. This jarvey found himself and his horse in demand from both young and old keen to take the weight off their feet, in the sunshine at the final day of Ballycastle’s Oul’ Lammas Fair in August 1981. News Letter’s photographer Randal Mulligan was there to meet some of the folk who flocked to the event from all over the province. Picture: News Letter archives
This jarvey found himself and his horse in demand from both young and old keen to take the weight off their feet, in the sunshine at the final day of Ballycastle’s Oul’ Lammas Fair in August 1981. News Letter’s photographer Randal Mulligan was there to meet some of the folk who flocked to the event from all over the province. Picture: News Letter archives Photo: Farming Life archives/Darryl Armitage


