10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POTEEN»
Discover the use of
poteen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
poteen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Bringing to life a legendary but little-known aspect of Irish history, this is a serious but by no means solemn study of illicit alcohol distilling in Ireland.
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Popular songs of Ireland
diate reply would be, ' It's as good poteen as any in Ulster, for it never paid a
happ'eth of duty.' " From 1802 to June 1806, — a space of four years and a half,
no less than 13,439 unlicensed whisky-stills, 11,098 heads, and 9732 worms,
were ...
Thomas Crofton Croker, 1839
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The Popular Songs of Ireland
diate reply would be, 'It's as good poteen as any in Ulster, for it never paid a happ'
eth of duty.'" From 1802 to June 1806,—a space of four years and a half, no less
than 13,439 unlicensed whisky-stills, 11,098 heads, and 9732 worms, were ...
Thomas Crofton Croker, 1839
whom the police seize poteen. They subsequently steal the poteen back from the
police and then sell it, keeping the proceeds of the sale for themselves. After a
long drinking session they seek more drink at the lakeside cottage where the ...
Kevin Rockett, Luke Gibbons, John Hill, 2014
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The Sprig of Shillelah: A Collection of the Most Humorous ...
ROCK'S POTEEN. Begone, ye dark obtruding cares, And ne'er again come near
mo ; My soul for every ill prepares, Whilst I've poteen to cheer me. Oh, poteen,
The nice poteen, The mellow, mild, and rich poteen 1 The chosen toast Round ...
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The Nail and the Oracle
She opened her eyes again, now ready for the blaze of light, and looked into the
bland quiet face of Detective Sergeant Peter Poteen. Numbly, she let her gaze
fall away, and there across the room, hunched into her wicker chair and much too
...
Johnny Sweet told me that the Irish poteen further weakened their night vision. “
Poteen?” I queried, “Never heard of it.” “Poteen is homebrewed Irish whiskey
made from potatoes,” explained Johnny. “And poteen is potent!” One dark night in
...
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Turning the Tune: Traditional Music, Tourism, and Social ...
I used to go with my grandfather and my uncles and that, and my own father-like
when they'd be going off gettin' poteen and stuff like that .... He used to have
bonards, young pigs, small pigs, and he used to bring them across to the Islands.
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Spirits of Just Men: Mountaineers, Liquor Bosses, and Lawmen ...
he, or his neighbour, made poteen.”43 Any criticism of the poteen maker, he
wrote, would be better focused on “the folly of excise legislation that was
unenforceable as well as unpopular.”44 Whiskey distillation in Ireland predated
the time of ...
Charles Dillard Thompson, 2011
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Celtic Plant Magic: A Workbook for Alchemical Sex Rituals
A more refined version of this spirit exists today in Ireland in the form of poteen.
The manufacture of poteen for consumption within Ireland was illegal until very
recently (1999). Today it can be made only by licensed manufacturers and is ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POTEEN»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
poteen is used in the context of the following news items.
Review: Young Irelanders, Edited by Dave Lordan
Elsewhere: a priest and a feminist playing strip poker at a retreat; a student diet of sliced pan soaked in poteen; a grief-stricken mother who ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
Eglinton sex offender jailed
On a further occasion Ayton got her drunk on poteen before abusing her and she believed she had been abused hundreds of times over a five ... «Londonderry Today, Jun 15»
Co Derry fruit and veg man jailed for sexually abusing babysitters in …
On a further occasion Ayton got her drunk on "poteen" before abusing her and she believed she had been abused hundreds of times over a five ... «Belfast Live, Jun 15»
WB Yeats at 150
Other islands in the lake have been suggested including one with some monastic ruins which was later lived on by an old lady whose poteen ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
Horse racing column: Joe Rooney of FreeRacingTips.co.uk on …
Neil Mulholland is a trainer who is proving to be one of the best around and his seven-year-old Pure Poteen could be in with a chance. «Nottingham Post, Jun 15»
Theatre Review – A Skull in Connemara @ Nottingham Playhouse
They're drinking a clear spirit, (poteen – an Irish spirit made from fermented potatoes), and are warming themselves by an open fire. «Platform Online, May 15»
Dancing with the Devil – An Irishman's Diary about jigs, jazz, and …
The writer urged “further restrictions on the sale of drinks, a remorseless war on the poteen industry, the strict supervision of dance halls, and ... «Irish Times, May 15»
US audiences at sea when it comes to understanding 'English …
Other words what the audience might not understand is “guard” (police”, shebeen” (unlicensed bar) and “poteen” (illegal homemade very ... «Irish Mirror, Apr 15»
Waterford's first distillery in 175 years officially opened Blackwater
In early April, Blackwater Distillery will release a limited edition Irish Poteen for the West Waterford Festival of Food. Blackwater No 5 Gin is on sale in specialist ... «Waterford Today, Apr 15»
Sorry 007, Somabar's $430 robotic bartender won't shake your martini
"I have drunk cognac in Cognac, port in Oporto, raki in Turkey, tequila in Mexico City, moonshine in Kentucky, not to mention poteen in Fleet ... «Engadget, Mar 15»