Word: poteen
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Lord! Sure I almost forgot the poteen...
...technicolor opus called The Quiet Man, about a red haired colleen and an ex-boxer come back to the ould sod. Now, as if in atonement for that bit of profitable fakery, Ford has given us The Rising of the Moon, a little trio of flicks full of peat, poteen and artistry...
However, these are great stories. The language, like that of the peasants and fishermen of Aran, is rich and clear as poteen, and like that deceptively pale drink, should be taken in short shots, with a thoughtful pause between...
...sooner or later even the most sympathetic reader gets tired of a literary chosen people. Short Story Writer Frank O'Connor has a nice way of making his people look, feel and sound like anyone else. Any reader might find himself saying: there but for lack of poteen, a certain uneasiness about sex and a wary relationship with the parish priest...
...tiny islands poking above the blue waters of Lough Gara in Ireland's County Roscommon appeared to be useless lumps of land. No one bothered with them, except an occasional moonshiner who went over in the dark of the moon to turn out his poteen in peace...