Word: irishness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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THIS IDENTIFICATION of political action with the creative impulse is the book's strongest point. While Cantor sticks to it, his writing stays clear and provocative--in his contention that Years, through his poetry, forged the Irish Easter rebellions into a "moment" of history; in his analysis of Joyce's efforts to submerge Ulysses entirely in its own language, "testing" characters in the equivalent of cultural revolutions; in his vision of the poet as legislator and the legislator as unsung poet. In the last essay of the book. "Gesturing with Materials," he sees in revolutionary political movements an analogue...
...Irish Erotic Art, Cork
...almost been too successful," says Ireland's Keith MacCarthy-Morrogh, 37, assistant managing director of Gilbeys, which makes a concoction known as Baileys Original Irish Cream Liqueur. First introduced to the worldwide liquor trade only six years ago, Baileys, a sweet blend of chocolate, cream and whisky, now outsells such established after-dinner favorites as Cointreau and Grand Marnier. Annual production of Baileys at Gilbeys' Dublin plant has grown from 25,000 cases in 1976 to 2 million...
...Gilbeys. The developers were looking for an alcoholic drink "for people who don't like to get sloshed," recalls MacCarthy-Morrogh. The alcohol content of Baileys is 34 proof, or less than half that of many traditional liqueurs. The other goal was to create a product entirely from Irish ingredients that could qualify for the generous tax breaks the government offers to exporters. After testing dozens of potential beverages, including some strange-tasting green-colored brews and an Irish whisky spiced with Irish herbs, Gilbeys settled on native cream, preserved naturally by Irish whisky. The only problem was that...
Baileys' success has spawned an industry of competing Irish cream liqueurs, including Waterford Cream, Carolans (a mix of honey, cream and whisky) and Royal Tara (an orange-flavored cream). There are also a host of Baileys rip-offs bearing similar-sounding brand names. At last count there were at least 50 copies of Irish cream being served worldwide...