Etymology

donnybrook

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Today it means: A brawl or fracas; a scene of chaos. Full definition →

Irish Domhnach Broc
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  1. Irish · derived fromDomhnach Broc“The Church of Saint Broc”
  2. English todaydonnybrook

Named from Donnybrook Fair, a notoriously disorderly event, held annually from 1204 until the middle of the 19th century. The town of Donnybrook comes from the Irish Domhnach Broc (“The Church of Saint Broc”).

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