This slang term for a scene of uproar or disorder gets its name from an Irish fair which started in the 13th century under the auspices of King John of England but by the beginning of the 19th century turned into a site of public entertainment and drinking thus leading to it getting abolished. What term, which also shares its name with an Irish jig and an upmarket food chain?
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Had to read up on Irish jigs on several sites before anything led to Donnybrook. Quite a merry dance, this question.
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