Donnybrook, Dublin - Your Art History Reference Guide!

ArtHistoryClub Information Site on Donnybrook, Dublin Art History Art History Search        Art History Browse             News        Gallery        Forums        Articles        Weblinks        welcome to our free resource site for all art history lovers!

Donnybrook, Dublin

(Redirected from Donnybrook)
Donnybrook has several other meanings, see Donnybrook (disambiguation).

Donnybrook (Irish Domhnach Broc, meaning Church of [Saint] Broc) is a district of Dublin, Ireland. It is situated on the southside of the city, in the Dublin 4 postal district.

Donnybrook is home to the Irish state broadcaster RTÉ and University College Dublin.

It is the location of Ailesbury Road and Shrewsbury Road, the two most expensive streets in an Irish edition of the Monopoly game.

It was once the location of Donnybrook Fair, a horse fair which was notorious for drunkeness and violent disorder. This gave rise to the word donnybrook, meaning a brawl or fracas. These days, there is little trace of this disreputable past, and Donnybrook is one of the wealthiest suburbs of Dublin. The only reminder of this aspect of its history is a supermarket called Donnybrook Fair on the main street.

See also

Last updated: 01-04-2007 01:18:57
The contents of this article are licensed from Wikipedia.org under the
GNU Free Documentation License. See original document.
Art History Search | Art History Browse | Contact | Legal info