Anyone with tickets or a pass had to go to certain areas for the fireworks display. Later it was argued on radio that one had a better view further a field, I tend to agree, few saw or recognised that serpent that everyone was expecting!

And no, there is no legend that said St, Finbarr hunted a snake from Gougane Barra and its massive tail made the river Lee ~ don’t know what those Waterford men were thinking?