#poteen

Making potcheen / moonshine with an illicit still in a secluded area of Donegal. Circa 1896.

Police were given a "britches allowance" to cover any damage done to their trousers while chasing moonshiners in remote country areas.

10 things you didn't know about Poteen:

TWO BLACK EYES – New Book 6

In years gone by the towns and districts of Ireland were under British administration and relied upon appointed Magistrates to dispense justice to those lawbreakers brought before the court system by local police. In the decades that Britain governed from Dublin most of the resident magistrates were retired officers from the British forces, who often had their own means of income and were part of…

The Stories of Seamus No9

Mr. Mangin Last week as I drove home from my work office I passed by my old primary school, which caused me to recall the days that I spent there, so many years ago. As I thought about those days, a certain image returned to me and was very clear in my mind. It was the image of one of my teachers, Mr. Mangin. Even when he had taught me, all those years ago, Mr. Mangin was a very old man who must…