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School: An Clochar, Roscrea

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Roscrea, Co. Tipperary
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An Mháthair M. Ní Thuathaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0549, Page 057

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    They used to feed the cattle with the "wash" left after distilling. The people used to cart the whiskey to Dublin on their own horses. There is a copper pipe still between the flax-yard and the distillery. It would be worth about two hundred pounds. This was supposed to be for cooling the whiskey but it really was to convey the whiskey to the flax factory (also owned by Binches) so as to evade the duty. There is also a road known as the mile road this was made to smuggle whiskey. The whiskey was sold at fourpence per pint and was sent all over the world. Each member of the Binch family got one quart of whiskey each week. The turf which was used to
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Miss Scully
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    90
    Address
    Birchgrove, Co. Tipperary