David Condon Finds

This is a question that comes up all the time, usually from two very different types of people. As an adult LEGO builder myself, I hear it more and more. One group is genuinely curious. They love LEGO, remember it from childhood, and are now coming back to it as adults. They’re wondering if buying a bigger set today might hold its value later. The other group is looking at LEGO purely as an asset class, spreadsheets open, resale charts loaded, hoping to beat the stock market with plastic bricks. Both are asking the same question. But they’re really asking it for very different reasons.

My connection to Killorglin runs deep. Both sides of my family come from this vibrant Kerry town, and I spent a lot of my early years there. I remember the fairs, the markets, and the hum of local life that filled every corner, a real sense of community and tradition that stays with you. Every August, Killorglin’s streets fill once again with music, markets, cattle, horses and sheep. A fair like no other in the world. For centuries, locals have gathered to crown a wild mountain goat as King Puck. Strange? Yes. Wonderful? Absolutely. And it’s that mix of the unusual and the traditional that makes Puck Fair so memorable. A Kerry Tradition Older Than Most Puck Fair has run, in some form, for over 400 years. It began as a cattle fair and grew into something much bigger, part trading event, part carnival, part reunion for families scattered across Ireland and beyond. You’ll find: • Livestock trading • Street music • Market stalls • The travelling amusements of William Bird & S...

Walk through any craft fair in Kerry and you’ll spot it – that moment when someone runs their hand across a woollen blanket or picks up a wooden bowl and just smiles. That’s the magic of Irish craft gifts. I’ve spent years creating and selling handcrafted Irish hardwood pieces myself, so I’ve seen first-hand what makes a true Irish craft gift special — the time, care, and personality behind each one.

If you’ve collected LEGO for any length of time, you’ll know that feeling, the sinking realisation when a set you meant to buy suddenly disappears from the shelves. One week it’s sitting there on LEGO.com  with a big yellow “Backorder” button, and the next week it’s gone. Retired. Finished. And of course, two minutes later it’s €1,000–€1,500 on eBay.