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  • Legendary Irish boxer Barry McGuigan cuts the ribbon at the launch of the Fighting Irishmen Exhibition at the Ulster American Folk Park Photo credit:Darren Kidd/Press Eye
  • Barry McGuigan is pictured at the launch of the Fighting Irishmen Exhibition at the Ulster American Folk Park with the museum's curator Pat O'Donnell and James Houlihan, guest curator at the Irish Arts Center, New York Photo credit:Darren Kidd/Press Eye
  • McGuigan sits among memorabilia at the Fighting Irishmen Exhibition Photo credit:Darren Kidd/Press Eye
  • McGuigan acts as referee at a reenactment of an Irish bare knuckle fight (Michael Gallogley wears the green sash and Alaistair Moran wears the red sash) Photo credit:Darren Kidd/Press Eye
  • The two fighters reenact bare knuckle fighting Photo credit:Darren Kidd/Press Eye
  • McGuigan declares the winner at the reenactment Photo credit:Darren Kidd/Press Eye
  • McGuigan at the launch with (L-R) Paul McCloskey, Hugh Russell, Charlie Nash, Barry McGuigan, John McNally, Davy Larmour and Jim McCourt Photo credit:Darren Kidd/Press Eye
  • McGuigan in fighting stance at the exhibition Photo credit:Darren Kidd/Press Eye

Launch of the Irish Arts Center's "Fighting Irishmen" exhibition at the Ulster American Folk Park in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland on May 28, 2009 ; Published
June 2, 2009


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