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Donnybrook Fair (disambiguation)
Donnybrook Fair may refer to:
- Donnybrook Fair, an annual fair that used to be held in Donnybrook, Dublin that gave rise to the term donnybrook meaning "wild brawl", "free-for-all"
- An annual fair held in Walsh, Ontario, named after the Dublin fair
Donnybrook Fair
Donnybrook Fair was a fair that was held in Donnybrook, Dublin, from the 13th century until the 1850s. It has given its name to an Irish jig, an upscale supermarket chain, a broadsheet ballad, and is a slang term for a brawl or riot.
Usage examples of "donnybrook fair".
They would be born so, costarred, puck and prig, the maryboy at Donnybrook Fair, the godolphinglad in the Hoy's Court.
The Marylanders were as rash and reckless as the others, and had their coat-tails ready for anybody to tread on, Donnybrook Fair fashion.
It looked as though this loyal rally was going to turn into a Donnybrook Fair and I’.