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Donnybrook

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Donnybrook, parish and suburb of Dublin, Co. Dublin, E central Republic of Ireland. It was famous for its annual fair, licensed by King John of England in 1204 and suppressed in 1855 because of its disorderliness. The disorder gave rise to the term "donnybrook," meaning an uproarious brawl.
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She wanted to appeal the ruling to a higher court--and what a spectacular donnybrook that would have been.
A faithful chronicler of the higher madness by Goodden, Herman / Catholic Insight
both examples drawn from the show's centerpiece sculpture, Big Nest (all works 2005), a cacophonous donnybrook of "phrases collected during the recent bombings in London" shouting from myriad lengths of discarded baseboard arranged into the shape of a spiky hexagonal corral.
Bob and Roberta Smith: Hales Gallery by Herbert, Martin / Artforum International
The very next day, the Gamecocks and Tigers wrote another glowing chapter into the annals of donnybrooks.
'Twas a riot by Masin, Herman L. / Coach and Athletic Director
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