February 17

1820 Dan Donnelly, renowned Dublin-born pugilist whose victories included one over the English champion over eleven rounds—when a round lasted until one or other was thrown or knocked to the ground—at ‘Donnelly’s Hollow’ in the Curragh, at present marked by a small obelisk, died. 1980 The Derrynaflan hoard (eighth and ninth centuries), consisting of a ... Read more

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