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Death of Simon Byrne
The fight between James 'Deaf' Burke (1809-45) and Simon 'Sam' Byrne took place on 30th May, 1833. Although Byrne was the bigger and heavier man, Burke knocked him out in round 28, after fighting for 75 minutes. Tragically, however, the fight took a terrible toll on Byrne, and he died three days later from his wounds. In an attempt to save his prize-fighting career, Burke emigrated to America. He …
Subject
- Boxers (athletes)
- Deaths
- Woodcuts (prints)
- Ballads
- Burke, James, 1809-1845
- Byrne, Simon, 1806-1833
Type of item
- Broadsides
- Illustrations
- Illustration
Subject
- Boxers (athletes)
- Deaths
- Woodcuts (prints)
- Ballads
- Burke, James, 1809-1845
- Byrne, Simon, 1806-1833
Type of item
- Broadsides
- Illustrations
- Illustration
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/
Issue date
- 1833
- 1800
- 1800
- 1833
Current location
- http://sws.geonames.org/2650225
Identifier
- #Resource:74894422
Format
- 1 online resource
Language
- eng
- eng
Year
- 1800
- 1833
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-06-16T15:47:20.408Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-06-16T15:47:20.408Z