Among the sounds of gates and livestock, the voice of veteran auctioneer, George Candler, has become synonymous with Kilkenny Mart.

Hailing from Co. Roscommon, Candler has spent more than five decades selling cattle and sheep from the rostrum at the mart, having first arrived in Kilkenny as a trainee auctioneer in 1972.

"I'm here 54 years," he told Agriland during out visit.