Edited Press Release: Jim Houlihan, curator of “Fighting Irishmen: A Celebration of the Celtic Warrior” set for the Irish Arts Center in New York City later this summer, has collected some Irish boxing artifacts such as John L. Sullivan’s fur coat and punching bag, Jack Dempsey's blazer and Gerry Cooney’s robe.  But no item is more unique that legendary Irish fighter Dan Donnelly’s mummified right arm, which will be flown in from Ireland on Wednesday. Josephine Byrne will accompany it to America [Editor’s note: Boxingtalk would love to hear the discussion about the arm between Byrne and the U.S. customs official at the airport... "you're bringing this arm into the country why?"]. In the early 1800s, a time of great poverty in Ireland, Donnelly won three big bareknuckle prize fights against Tom Hall, George Cooper and Tom Oliver to give hope to a nation that it could overcome financial hardships, much like Manny Pacquiao provides to Filippinos today. Sadly, Donnelly, died penniless and his body was robbed from its grave. Eventually, a surgeon purchased the arm to study whether Donnelly’s power came from any observable difference in musculature. Ultra-hardcore boxing fans take note, that arm survives today, nearly 200 years later, and it is coming to New York soon for viewing.