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02/06/2026 - 04/19/2026
The Photographers' Gallery
16-18 Ramillies Street
W1F 7LW London
A Fair Day: Photographs from the West of Ireland by Martin Parr (1952 - 2025, UK) presents black-and-white photographs made in rural Ireland in the early 1980s.
'Fair days’ were occasions for communities to gather for trade, entertainment and religious observance. The photographs show cattle trading, horse fairs, folk musicians and dance halls, alongside new buildings, abandoned Morris Minors and partygoers in '80s fashion. Many of these special days are still celebrated each year, preserving a strong sense of community and tradition. For Parr, these gatherings were a chance to capture everyday life, showing a society in transition, where long-standing customs co-exist alongside modern global influences.
The Photographers' Gallery
16-18 Ramillies Street
W1F 7LW London
A Fair Day: Photographs from the West of Ireland by Martin Parr (1952 - 2025, UK) presents black-and-white photographs made in rural Ireland in the early 1980s.
'Fair days’ were occasions for communities to gather for trade, entertainment and religious observance. The photographs show cattle trading, horse fairs, folk musicians and dance halls, alongside new buildings, abandoned Morris Minors and partygoers in '80s fashion. Many of these special days are still celebrated each year, preserving a strong sense of community and tradition. For Parr, these gatherings were a chance to capture everyday life, showing a society in transition, where long-standing customs co-exist alongside modern global influences.