Culture
Host Ireland's longest running fair, called The Iverk Show, on the first Thursday of every September. The Iverk Agricultural Show, started in 1826, was founded by a member of the Bessborough family. The family resided at Bessborough House, which is now Kildalton Agricultural College.
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—George Steiner (b. 1929)
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