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Poteen

noun
1.
Unlawfully distilled Irish whiskey.





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"Poteen" Quotes from Famous Books



... see such a country, Terence," O'Grady complained to him one day. "Go where you will in ould Oirland, you can always get a jugful of poteen, a potful of 'taties, and a rasher of bacon; and if it is a village, a fowl and eggs. Here there are not even spirits or wine; as for a chicken, I have not seen the feather of one since we started, and I don't believe ...
— With Moore At Corunna • G. A. Henty
... The court is now open for the dispensation of justice. The only case before us to-day is one of house-breaking, drunkenness from excessive use of poteen, which is an illegal drink, and resisting arrest by the police. The charge is laid against one Richard Fennell, and cross-summonses have been issued to Mr. ...
— Duty, and other Irish Comedies • Seumas O'Brien


Words linked to "Poteen" :   Irish whisky, Irish whiskey, Irish


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