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The facts surrounding Ireland's early wine production are unsettled. Bede wrote in his AD 731 Ecclesiastical History of the English People that there was not "any want of vines" in Ireland. However, Gerald of Wales wrote in the 12th century that Ireland did not have vines and Bede's claim was inaccurate.
The old style of poitín distilling was from a malted barley base for the mash, the same as single malt whiskey or pure pot still whiskey distilled in Ireland. The word poitín stems from the Irish word "pota" for pot; this refers to the small copper pot still used by poitín distillers.
At the time of the merger, Gilbey's was the largest wine and spirits company in the United Kingdom. [1] In 1962, W&A Gilbey merged with Justerini and Brooks to form International Distillers & Vintners. The company was taken over by Grand Metropolitan in 1972. [3] [4] In 1997, Guinness merged with Grand Metropolitan to create Diageo.
This is a timeline of Irish history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Ireland. To read about the background to these events, see History of Ireland . See also the list of Lords and Kings of Ireland , alongside Irish heads of state , and the list of years in Ireland .
The Oxford History of the British Empire: Volume V: Historiography (2001) McBride, Ian, History and Memory in Modern Ireland (2001) McCarthy, Mark, ed. Ireland's Heritages: Critical Perspectives on Memory and Identity (2005) McCarthy, Mark, ed. Ireland's 1916 Rising: Explorations of History-making, Commemoration & Heritage in Modern Times (2012)
Ancient Wine: The Search for the Origins of Viniculture. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691127842. Patrick E. McGovern (2010). Uncorking the Past: The Quest for Wine, Beer, and Other Alcoholic Beverages. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0520267985. Emlyn K. Dodd (2020). Roman and Late Antique wine production in the eastern ...
Irish inventions and discoveries are objects, processes or techniques which owe their existence either partially or entirely to an Irish person. Often, things which are discovered for the first time, are also called "inventions", and in many cases, there is no clear line between the two.
New Midleton Distillery is situated in Midleton, County Cork, Ireland.Established in 1975 and owned by Irish Distillers, a subsidiary of Pernod Ricard.Located alongside is the Old Midleton Distillery, which was established in the early 17th century and now operates as a visitor centre known as the Jameson Experience.