Turpentine spirit and sulphuric acid were common additions, and—as with American moonshine or Irish poteen—tales of blindness among those who frequented the drinking dens and gin shops in the teeming London slums were not infrequent.
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Grain or potato based moonshine made illegally in Ireland is called poitín, or poteen. The term is a diminutive of the word pota ' a pot'. As elsewhere, poteen is the basis for extensive folklore with crafty hillsmen pitted against the "excise men" as in the song The Hackler from Grouse Hall. In the past, the wisp of smoke on an isolated hillside was what gave the poteen-maker away: in modern times this risk was removed by the use of bottled gas to fire the clandestine still.
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Poitín (), anglicized as potcheen, poteen or potheen ( ), is a traditional Irish distilled beverage (40–90% ABV). Poitín was traditionally distilled in a small pot still and the term is a diminutive of the Irish word pota, meaning "pot". The Irish word for a hangover is póit. In accordance with the Irish Poteen/Irish Poitín technical file, it can only be made from cereals, grain, whey, sugar beet, molasses and potatoes.
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According to one guidebook, "If you see a product labelled "poteen" in an airport or a bar, it's simply a white duty-paid Irish schnapps. By definition, poteen is illegal and can't be sold." The first legally produced poitín was produced in 1987, under the condition that it was not sold in Ireland; poitín was fully legalised in 1997. It now holds GI status in the European Union.
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Topics covered included allowable base materials, distillation method, use of flavourings/infusions and limited storage in casks. However, the notion of "legal poitín" has been viewed as an oxymoron by some, one writer observing, "If you see a product labelled "poteen" in an airport or a bar, it's simply a white duty-paid Irish schnapps. By definition, poteen is illegal and can't be sold." Poitín was also produced in the growing Irish diaspora in the 19th century, particularly in any of the New York City neighborhoods dubbed "Irishtown".
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She also reformed a branch of the Volunteers and gave them their orders. One of their duties was to get the poteen trade under control in the area. Eventually her home was raided by the Black and Tans. Cashel escaped and made her way to Dublin.
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In Ireland he was leading counsel in the much disputed attempt to rezone the Harold's Cross Greyhound track in 1971. In 1972 he argued, unsuccessfully, for the registration of the word "poteen". In England he participated in many leading criminal trials. The most famous was the £25 million gold Brink's-Mat robbery from Heathrow Airport in 1983.
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The road network was considerably expanded in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century, and this bridge is a reminder of the materials, technology, and skills that were used for engineering projects at the time. According to the website www.glangevlin.com- it derives its name from a widow woman, Nellie Carthy, who had two sons. She owned a sheebeen and sold "poteen".
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The Lonesome West features the persistently arguing brothers Coleman and Valene, whose father has just died in a shotgun 'accident.' Valene is only interested in his religious ornaments and drinking poteen. Coleman is only interested in eating, and attends funerals to collect free sausage rolls and vol au vents. Valene goes out to help drag the body of Garda Thomas Hanlon (character in "A Skull in Connemara") out of the lake with Father Welsh.
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The walls of Dún Aonghasa have been rebuilt to a height of 6m and have wall walks, chambers, and flights of stairs. The restoration is easily distinguished from the original construction by the use of mortar. There is a small museum illustrating the history of the fort and its possible functions. Also in the vicinity is a Neolithic tomb and a small heritage park featuring examples of a traditional thatched cottage and an illegal poteen distillery.
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He immediately becomes sick in Brooklyn and, at his uncle Joseph's beckoning, drinks mulled ale and home-brewed poteen. After vomiting, his drunken uncle throws him out in the cold. Homeless in Brooklyn, Liam squats in an abandoned building on Flatbush Avenue with other children and meets a member of Richie "Pegleg" Lonergan's gang, who steals his coat. Starving and cold, Liam attempts to steal from a dray and is taken away by Vincent Maher, a member of the White Hand Gang.
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Between 1980 and 1983, he occasionally appeared as Johnny Webb, one of the men on Eddie Yeats' bin round. In 2001, he returned for several months as Stan Wagstaff, a friend of Jimmy Kelly, who left his allotment to Jack Duckworth. Together with his brother Ernie, Stan let Jack in on Jimmy's big secret — he used his allotment shed to brew poteen. Smethurst also starred in Vince Powell’s seven-part BBC Radio 2 slice-of-life sitcom A Proper Charlie in 1984, as factory worker Charlie Garside.
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There was a Tannery about 100 years ago, and hides and skins were tanned from a substance obtained from the bark of oak trees. The oak bark was steeped in pits, built of stone and lime, and are still traceable in a yard in the village. The leather made here was used for making harness for horses as well as boots and shoes, which were made locally. There was a company of Imperial yeomanry stationed here about 150 years ago, whose principle duty seemed to be of searching for illicit spirits or poteen.
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Desert King started favourite ahead of Daylami and Poteen, with Starborough next in the betting on 11/2. The other runners included Mamalik, Air Express (Premio Parioli, Mehl-Mülhens-Rennen), In Command (Dewhurst Stakes) and Running Stag (runner-up in the Predominate Stakes). Starborough took the lead from the start as usual and set a strong pace from Mamalik and Running Stag. He maintained his advantage into the straight and held off a challenge from Air Express to win by a length, with Daylami four lengths back in third ahead of Desert King.
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To authorise the distillation of spirits a requirement was introduced at the parliament at Drogheda in 1556 which necessitated a licence under the great seal. Today in Ireland there are a number of commercially produced spirits labelled as poitín, poteen or potcheen. In 2008, Irish poitín was accorded (GI) Geographical Indicative Status by the EU Council and Parliament. In 2015, in consultation with producers and stakeholders, the Irish Government adopted the Geographical Indication technical file for poitín, outlining the production methods that must be used in order for a spirit to be called Irish Poitín.
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Enmity between the Macdermot and Flannelly families is sharpened by Thady's having declined to marry Joe's daughter, Sally. Larry Macdermot's daughter, Feemy (christened 'Euphemia'), is seduced by the English police officer, Captain Myles Ussher, who is hated by the local Catholic majority for his brutal enforcement of the excise laws against poteen distilling. One night Thady comes home to find Ussher abducting Feemy and kills him in the ensuing struggle. Despite the mitigating circumstances, the Protestant-dominated courts find Thady guilty of murder, in the context of a panic about crime, and possibly anti-British terrorism.
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The Crown was frequently irritated by French's demands for offices and favours for his brothers and sons, although such behaviour was entirely typical of an Irish politician at the time. A critic of the policy of collective fines as a deterrent to the illicit distillation of poteen, he incurred the wrath of Chief Secretary of Ireland Robert Peel who called him "an Abominable fellow", but his enormous popularity in Roscommon meant that he could not be ignored. He also criticized the continuation of martial law in Ireland. By 1817 he was complaining of ill- health: he died on 24 November 1820.
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Jack had coaxed his wife Biddy to leave the house and go on a religious errand, and was now inviting Coomara to his home. Jack offered spirits from his cellar, and planned on getting the merman drunk while he sneaked out with the cocked hat and go rescue the souls. The first day he did not succeed because Jack himself got overly drunk, forgetting that he did not have the coolness of the sea above his head to moderate the effects of alcohol. The next day, he offered the mermaid the powerful poteen he obtained from his brother-in-law, and watered down his own drinking.
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According to the OED, the spelling "lough" was originally a separate word with a similar meaning but different pronunciation, perhaps from Old Northumbrian: this word became obsolete, effectively from the 16th century, but in Anglo-Irish its spelling was retained for the word newly borrowed from Irish. ;phoney: (probably from the English fawney meaning "gilt brass ring used by swindlers", which is from Irish fáinne meaning "ring") fake. ;poteen: (from póitín) hooch, bootleg alcoholic drink (OED) ;shamrock: (from seamróg) a clover, used as a symbol for Ireland (OED). ;Shan Van Vocht: (from sean-bhean bhocht meaning "poor old woman") a literary name for Ireland in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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On his first appearance as a three-year-old, Starborough started 4/5 favourite for the Thirsk Classic Trial over one mile on 19 April. Darley sent him into the lead from the start and he stayed on strongly to win by two lengths from Intikhab with the only other runner Caviar Royale four lengths back in third. Two weeks later, the colt started a 33/1 outsider for the Classic 2000 Guineas over the Rowley Mile at Newmarket Racecourse. He led the sixteen-runner field until be overtaken approaching the last quarter mile and held on to finish fourth behind Entrepreneur, Revoque and Poteen.
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Na Seacht dTeampaill (The Seven Churches), Inis Mór Inis Mór today is a major tourist destination, with bed and breakfast accommodation scattered across the island. Private minibuses, horse-drawn carriages and bicycles are the main methods of getting about for the numerous tourists who visit the island in the summer months. There is a small museum illustrating the history of Dún Aonghasa and its possible functions, while the Aran Sweater Market is also a focal point for visitors who can trace the culture and history associated with the Aran sweater through the on-site museum. Nearby are a Neolithic tomb and a small heritage park at Dún Eochla, featuring examples of a traditional thatched cottage and poteen distillery.
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Four weeks later he faced Benny the Dip and Besiege again in the Group One Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster and started a 14/1 outsider in a nine-runner field which also included his better-fancied stablemate Asas. With many of the leading jockeys engaged in the Breeders' Cup at Woodbine Racetrack in Canada he was partnered by Gary Hind, a relatively little-known jockey who had ridden for the Godolphin stable in Dubai. Hind settled the colt behind the leaders as the outsider Daylight in Dubai set the pace from Besiege. Medaaly moved up to challenge the leaders approaching the final furlong, took the lead in the closing stages and won by half a length from Poteen with Benny the Dip a length and a quarter away in third place.
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Ridden by Frankie Dettori, he tracked the leaders before taking the lead a furlong out and winning by one and a half lengths from Desert Story. At the end of the month, Benny the Dip was moved up in class to run in the Group Two Royal Lodge Stakes at Ascot for which he was made 9/4 favourite. Ridden on this occasion by Walter Swinburn, he ran on strongly in the closing stages to again defeat Desert Story, this time by three-quarters of a length, with the future Group One winners Medaaly and Air Express unplaced. On his final start of the year, Benny the Dip was made 11/10 favourite for the Group One Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster, but could finish only third behind Medaaly and Poteen.
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