A NEW Puissance record and an all-time record number of spectators through the gate was the story of Corrandulla Show last Sunday. The sun beamed down from morning until evening on a show which revives the belief that agricultural shows still have their place in country life and, in this case, are well and truly alive.

The fact that there is no show of this scale in the surrounding townlands – Galway County would once have been the flagship nearby – drew spectators from all walks of life; those interested in the cattle, sheep, poultry, sheep dog demonstrations, the extensive food village or the entertainment marquee, which had music and dancing from noon.