{"product_id":"the-fair-green-john-foley","title":"The Fair Green, John Foley","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThere among the Fair that is where my soul be called to \/\/ Around every horse that gallops free \/\/ The noise of a hundred Irish accents floating throughout across every leaf that blows still \/\/ That is where my people be of every class and kind \/\/ Telling tales big and small for the young to hear \/\/ Jolly are our faces at the Fair and our hearts set alight with Grat ’gra (golden love) \/\/ The children voices boisterous in tempo, clapping and cheering their way through the fair.\/\/ All kinds of everything can be found there, from medals, coins, feathery hats and even buckles for a cowboys belt \/\/ The old and the young mingling with laughter. Horses strong in form and proud in beauty \/\/ It is there we all come together to greet and meet from dawn till dusk. I wonder just how many feet walked the same fair with the same flare. \u003cbr\u003e—Julie O’Leary \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBallinasloe Horse Fair is Europe’s oldest and largest horse fair, dating back to the 18th century, and takes place annually on the Fair Green. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/johnfoley.ie\/\"\u003ejohnfoley.ie\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor those that are not familiar with the project, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/photoireland.org\/project\/tlp-editions\/\" title=\"TLP Editions\"\u003eTLP Editions\u003c\/a\u003e is an ongoing collection, produced and designed by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/photoireland.org\/about-photoireland\/\" title=\"PhotoIreland\"\u003ePhotoIreland\u003c\/a\u003e, that presents work by contemporary artists in the form of uncomplicated publications. These are available through \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thelibraryproject.ie\/\" title=\"The Library Project\"\u003eThe Library Project\u003c\/a\u003e in-store and online. All and any funds generated by the project go to producing more copies of the publications, ensuring we can keep promoting the artists and practices represented. These editions are regularly showcased and donated to international events and festivals, such as the Icelandic Photography Festival recently. In addition, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/photoireland.org\/project\/tlp-editions\/\" title=\"TLP Editions\"\u003eTLP Editions\u003c\/a\u003e also grace some important shelves and collections, including that of the Hasselblad Foundation Library and the Martin Parr Foundation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eYou can find a list of all the TLP Editions \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thelibraryproject.ie\/collections\/tlp-editions\" title=\"here\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thelibraryproject.ie\/collections\/tlp-editions\" title=\"here\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/photoireland.org\/about-photoireland\/\" title=\"PhotoIreland\"\u003ePhotoIreland\u003c\/a\u003e is kindly supported by the Arts Council of Ireland to develop support projects such as the \u003ca title=\"TLP Editions\" href=\"https:\/\/photoireland.org\/project\/tlp-editions\/\"\u003eTLP Editions\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished by PhotoIreland \u003cbr\u003eEdition of 200 \u003cbr\u003eSoftcover \u003cbr\u003e32 pages \u003cbr\u003e148 x 210 mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"PhotoIreland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55839659426123,"sku":null,"price":6.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2538\/3478\/files\/John_Foley_TLP_Edition_III.jpg?v=1762361595","url":"https:\/\/www.thelibraryproject.ie\/es\/products\/the-fair-green-john-foley","provider":"The Library Project","version":"1.0","type":"link"}