SEPTEMBER 5th, 2017. Put this date in your diary, or put a large ring around it on your wall or desk calendar. Make sure the afternoon is cleared of work and make a plan to be in Co Meath.

What is the occasion? On that Tuesday there is a unique race meeting in Ireland, one of its kind in the world. Next year is the 150th anniversary of an annual event that was first recorded in 1868. This is Laytown.