WEEK THREE of JANUARY....Day 20

 

Donnybrook the odd word for Tuesday.  I’ve heard it before.  If you ever watched the movie “The Quiet Man” there is a great   donnybrook scene in it.  My favorite part of the movie.  

Hockey has a few donnybrooks as well.  I love watching the brawls.  

No I’m not a violent person or promote violence, but it’s always interesting to watch it break out on the ice. 

I wanted to see just where this word originated.  I find it was the name of a fair back in Dublin in the thirteen century. I decided, at least in my mind, that maybe because a few had to much libations they got into rowdy fights and since it took place at the fair they just called it a donnybrook.  

So in the first piece I wrote about two friends going to watch hockey at a bar and hoping there is no bar brawl.  

The second piece is two friends drinking and getting into a pub fight. It’s a short four line story at best.  The third I composed as a history about the area of Donnybrook.   

I never been in such an event as a donnybrook physical but it feels like I’ve been verbally if that’s possible.  

Today is Wednesday and National Cheese Lovers Day.  I like cheese so I will celebrate with a slice of cheddar; maybe I’ll have a cheese pizza. Who knows it’s only six in the morning as I am composing this; not even had my first cup of joe yet. 

Week is already half over. 

Until tomorrow....try to avoid any donnybrooks and as always Stay Safe. 

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                      BREWS and HOCKEY 

Again a night of fun they planned to enjoy

Just a few pints at the sports bar while 

     watching the hockey game 

Cheering for goals made by their team

   high fives with the celly of the 

       player 

  Booing for cross-checking 

    and penalties 

Raspberries when the opponent scores

Exciting to watch the brawls on ice 

   always the best part of the evening 

They only hope no donnybrooks would 

       break out at the pub again 

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                      THE FRIENDS 

After having a few pints at the club

They decided to head to another pub

To their homes later they betook

After partaking in another donnybrook

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                  DONNYBROOK  

         (Another History Piece) 

Donnybrook, Dublin in Ireland home to the 

    Donnybrook Fair 

Beginning in the 1300’s until around 1850

Donnybrook gave its name to a ballad

   a lively Irish jig and supermarket chain

Funny donnybrook is a rowdy fight or 

   free-for-all brawl

Could it have been brawls were known to 

    occur at the Donnybrook fair due to a few 

       too many libations?

Interesting question....I’ll wager yes for the 

     answer