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There are many legends that suggest an origin for the Fair, many of which are wildly inventive, but there is no written record stating when the Fair started. The origins of the fair have thus been lost in the mists of antiquity, and various commissions set up over the past two hundred years have tried in vain to date them. Evidence suggests that the fair existed long before written record of everyday occurrences were kept.
There are two early 17th Century references that were found in relation to the Fair. The first is a written reference, which granted Jenkins Conway, a local landlord at the time, the right to collect a sum for every animal brought to the August Fair. This would suggest that the Fair was something already well established in the local community. The second reference is a charter from 1613 by King James I granting legal status to the existing fair in Killorglin.
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