Thousands at 400-year-old fair

The two-day fair attracts a large crowd every year

Thousands of people have been in a County Antrim seaside town on Monday for one of Ireland's oldest traditional fairs.

Altogether about 150,000 are expected to attend The Auld Lammas Fair in Ballycastle on Monday and Tuesday.

Attractions include horse trading and delicacies like dulse - a purple, dried seaweed - and Yellowman, a honeycombed sticky toffee.

The 400-year-old fair this year features a gourmet market.

The fair started in in 1612 and has grown considerably in recent years, featuring about 400 stalls for visitors to sample.

Traffic diversions

Meanwhile, the town centre will be closed to traffic from 0800 BST until 2200 BST on both days and police said that anyone not intending to go to the fair should avoid the area.

Diversions will be via Whitepark Road, Clare Road and North Street.

Anyone who needs to travel through Ballycastle is advised to allow extra time for their journey as large volumes of traffic are expected on local roads.