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Poitín now legal to drink in Ireland as first license given [Poteen, moonshine]
Irish Central ^ | December 30, 2016 05:36 AM | IrishCentral Staff

Posted on 12/30/2016 5:08:46 PM PST by Olog-hai

After generations of his family spent their lives as outlaws for making the infamous Irish poitín, Pádraic Ó Griallais has finally been able to carry out the family business in the open just under a decade after the spirit was outlawed.

Taking a career break from his job as a high school teacher to establish a new business based on his old family recipe, Ó Griallais is free to produce and sell the highly alcoholic spirit as he pleases without the interference of the Gardaí [Irish police], who hounded the previous poitín distillers in his family with raids to put a stop to the production of the beverage that was outlawed from 1661 to 1997 due to excise regulations.

The production of the spirit was regulated by the Irish Department of Agriculture in 1997 but only under their specific regulations. Luckily the regulations still allow Ó Griallais to use the botanical bogbean that grows around his family’s homeland around Indreabhán, County Galway, that makes their specific recipe so special. …

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TOPICS: Food; Local News
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To: Dead Corpse

Very good music! It upset the cats and the children. Ha!


41 posted on 01/05/2017 7:44:34 AM PST by Tax-chick ("He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and He will repay him for his deed." Pv. 19:17)
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To: Dead Corpse

Wow. I need a flagon of something very alcoholic to listen to that! And I wish I understood what was being sung.


42 posted on 01/05/2017 8:21:34 AM PST by Monkey Face (The devil was the first Liberal. ~~ FB T-shirt)
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To: Tax-chick

I hope to resurrect mine from the dead not because it has anything on it I don’t already have in the cloud but just because it’s a cool little thing, still, in my opinion. Better than the iPods of today which are the size of iPhones (so why not just get a phone). It’s a neat little thing in shinny silver metal. A true “iPod” IMO, just for music that fits neatly in the smallest of pockets.

I just ordered a replacement cord. We shall see if the battery can be recovered!


43 posted on 01/05/2017 8:27:45 AM PST by FourtySeven (47)
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To: FourtySeven

Good luck! I now have Sirius and Pandora on my phone, so that I can listen during colonoscopies or while having my teeth cleaned. I have a CD player in the kitchen and one in the van for all other occasions.

The reminds me, I need to get “High Middle Ages, Part I” out of the van and put in Part II. We’re in the middle of tales of the Inquisition.


44 posted on 01/05/2017 8:36:46 AM PST by Tax-chick ("He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and He will repay him for his deed." Pv. 19:17)
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To: Tax-chick

We have Sunbean! I don’t know how long it will last, but the temp is up too, a balmy 54 and partly cloudy, though the wind is still up, at 8 mph out of the south.

My stomach is giving me fits this morning, so I’m going to go take a hit of cayenne and see if that will stop the pain. I don’t need this. I didn’t sleep well last night, so in addition to having a stomach ache, I have an on-again-off-again headache.

And I’m thinking I’ll see about having someone come in once a week for an hour, to dust, mop and vacuum. I just can’t get to it in a timely manner and I detest dirty floors. I could have them come for two hours every two weeks, but that’s not going to work. There isn’t two hours worth of work, except for me!


45 posted on 01/05/2017 8:37:15 AM PST by Monkey Face (The devil was the first Liberal. ~~ FB T-shirt)
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To: FourtySeven; Tax-chick; LibreOuMort

Maybe if I had an iPod, I would be able to listen to music while I drive, since it looks like I’ll have to wait until I get to St George, and have one of my many nephews check out the wiring system for the stereo/CD player.

I’ll check eBay...maybe I can find one I can afford.


46 posted on 01/05/2017 8:43:26 AM PST by Monkey Face (The devil was the first Liberal. ~~ FB T-shirt)
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To: Monkey Face

Second generation, used, $25.00. Hmmm... I’ll wait. I don’t mind it being used, but I will wait on the price. Compared to newer ones, that’s a little high for one that has been used, even if it’s functional.


47 posted on 01/05/2017 8:50:39 AM PST by Monkey Face (The devil was the first Liberal. ~~ FB T-shirt)
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To: Monkey Face

If mine ever turns up again, I’ll send it to you. I often hide beeber-like devices and then never find them again.


48 posted on 01/05/2017 9:06:42 AM PST by Tax-chick ("He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and He will repay him for his deed." Pv. 19:17)
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To: Tax-chick

LOL! I’ll wait, then. Thanks!


49 posted on 01/05/2017 9:11:19 AM PST by Monkey Face (The devil was the first Liberal. ~~ FB T-shirt)
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To: Monkey Face

You may wait forever, but sometimes, when I think of something, it turns up.


50 posted on 01/05/2017 9:18:01 AM PST by Tax-chick ("He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and He will repay him for his deed." Pv. 19:17)
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To: stephenjohnbanker

Or weird.

Or both.


51 posted on 01/05/2017 9:30:28 AM PST by ArGee (In 2017 I resolve to respect liberals more - Oh, who am I kidding?????)
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To: Tax-chick

Er - um - that’s a new use for an iPod for sure.

I clearly had too much of the enhanced hot chocolate.

OK, moving on.


52 posted on 01/05/2017 9:31:20 AM PST by ArGee (In 2017 I resolve to respect liberals more - Oh, who am I kidding?????)
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To: ArGee

If you’re feeling dizzy, there are cookies behind the dictionary. They haven’t been there long.


53 posted on 01/05/2017 9:35:41 AM PST by Tax-chick ("He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and He will repay him for his deed." Pv. 19:17)
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To: Tax-chick
but sometimes, when I think of something, it turns up.

Sometimes when I have a nightmare about something it turns up. <shudder>

54 posted on 01/05/2017 9:38:24 AM PST by ArGee (In 2017 I resolve to respect liberals more - Oh, who am I kidding?????)
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To: Tax-chick

They didn’t move themselves there, did they?


55 posted on 01/05/2017 9:38:58 AM PST by ArGee (In 2017 I resolve to respect liberals more - Oh, who am I kidding?????)
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To: Tax-chick; ArGee

Anyone know anything about these cookies that just mugged me?


56 posted on 01/05/2017 10:01:08 AM PST by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: ArGee; Darksheare

Pat made them. He told me they were okay.

Did they eat the dictionary, too.


57 posted on 01/05/2017 10:02:32 AM PST by Tax-chick ("He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and He will repay him for his deed." Pv. 19:17)
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To: Olog-hai

58 posted on 01/05/2017 10:06:52 AM PST by Flag_This (Liberals are locusts.)
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To: Flag_This

“Darby O’Gill and the Little People,” starring young Sean Connery as the love interest. Cute as a button, but his accent was not Irish.


59 posted on 01/05/2017 10:08:25 AM PST by Tax-chick ("He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and He will repay him for his deed." Pv. 19:17)
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To: Tax-chick; ArGee

I was struck with a dictionary, does that mean anything?


60 posted on 01/05/2017 10:19:39 AM PST by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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