1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Donnybrook

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8136861911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 8 — Donnybrook

DONNYBROOK, a part of Dublin, Ireland, in the south-east of the city. The former village of the name was famous for a fair held under licence from King John in 1204. It gained, however, such a scandalous notoriety for disorder that it was discontinued in 1855, the rights being purchased for £3000.