Consistently Ireland's Top Falconry Display The 2008 National Countrysports Fair can boast of the best Falconry Village ever seen in Ireland.  The head of Perthshire based, Phoenix Falconry Services, Adrian Hallgarth, said that the National Countrysports Fair is now the leader in this genre on the island of Ireland and possibly even on the UK mainland. The Falconry Village at the 2008 event will be bigger and better and feature some of the world's rarest birds of prey.

The Falconry Village with its mews and trade and retail outlets was voted the top attraction at the 2007 National Countrysports Fair according to an independent survey of 2,019 visitors to the event. Once again this award winning attraction will be centre stage at the 2008 National Countrysports Fair with an interactive display being staged twice each day in the game fair's main arena. The Falconry Village will be manned by the Phoenix Falconry Centre's staff and will feature over twenty native and foreign birds.  Ranging from the tiny kestrel to the great American bald eagle, the birds of prey on show are spectacular and something not seen at any other event in Ireland. 

Complementing the extensive display from Phoenix Falconry Centre will be a number of GB based exhibitors offering a range of falconry related equipment. Telemetry, falcon stands, hoods, jesses, gauntlets bags and a wide selection of ancillary falconry equipment can be found here. Visit too the stand of the Irish Hawking Club who have their roots firmly based in Irish soil.