Dan Donnelly: Pugilist, Publican, PlayboyThis book tells the remarkable story of Dan Donnelly, an Irishman whose exploits in the bare knuckle ring made him into an early 19th century folk hero. His victories over highly regarded English opponents came in the wake of several armed rebellions and were seen as symbolizing his countrys fight for freedom from Westminster rule. A monument celebrating his triumph against George Cooper on the Curragh of Kildare stands in Donnellys Hollow, named in

despite great poverty

sensuous and immediate

on the role of the ‘good doctor’ and the sentient individual in society

local scholars and historians shadow and enlarge upon these original photographs

a native of Fanaid on the Atlantic coast of north Donegal

and his lifelong engagement with traditional Catholic sacraments

artist Elizabeth Butler (nee Thompson)

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Flann O’Brien locates his insect drama in Dublin

Through sheer ambition

When has it ever been

blending articulacy with savage indignation in a classic of modern reportage