On the Lash! A History of Drinking in Ireland
Irish History Podcast
Fin Dwyer
4.7 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 27 January 2020
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
First built in 1582, the Hole in the Wall pub in Kilkenny was the perfect location to record this episode. I was joined by DJ Walsh of the podcast Snugcast and we looked at the history of drinking in Ireland.
Starting in the late Middle Ages, this podcast is a whistlestop tour through Irish drinking habits over 800 years. Myself and DJ talk about what Irish people drink and how this has changed. We also picked apart the reasons for Ireland's deeply problematic attitude to alcohol.
The podcast finishes with a discussion on drinking habits in Ireland in the 21st Century.
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| 0:00.0 | This is a passenger announcement. You can now book your train on Uber and get 10% back in credits to spend on Uber eats. |
| 0:11.0 | So you can order your own fries instead of eating everyone else's. |
| 0:15.0 | Trains, now on Uber. T's and C's apply. Check the Uber app. Hello welcome to the Irish History Podcast. My name is Finn Duwire and this is On The Lash, a history of drinking in Ireland. |
| 0:31.6 | Today's podcast is a look at the history of drink and drink culture in Ireland. |
| 0:35.4 | Now this country is well known for problematic attitudes to alcohol. I think this is best |
| 0:40.3 | summarized by the fact that while Ireland traditionally has high rates of alcohol abuse, |
| 0:45.0 | it also has one of the highest rates of abstinence, as well, which indicates a strange relationship. |
| 0:50.3 | This podcast is going to pick this apart. |
| 0:53.0 | Look at our drinking habits over the last 800 years, bringing us right up to the present day. |
| 0:58.0 | I should say, before we begin, some of you have been in touch about the series Partisans on Irish involvement in the Spanish Civil War. |
| 1:05.2 | That is returning, but it won't be back until February. A new archive of letters written by |
| 1:10.4 | Irish nuns who were in Spain during the Spanish Civil War has literally been released to the public for the first time this week and I'm going to go through them next Wednesday. |
| 1:20.0 | Now given that these have never been seen before, I think it's worth holding back to see if there's any new perspectives in that archive. |
| 1:26.0 | I'm also at the moment asking for you, the listeners of the show, for your opinions on what directions the upcoming series on the Irish War of Independence should take. |
| 1:34.7 | You can give me your opinions at Irish History Podcast. |
| 1:39.2 | dot i.e forward slash survey. |
| 1:41.2 | There's a few questions there it'll only take you by 60 seconds, but it's invaluable information for me as I design that series going forward over the next couple of months. |
| 1:50.0 | Also, while you're there, check out the new shop. |
| 1:53.0 | At the moment there's a lovely selection of pins available there. |
| 1:56.0 | They're made from metal and enamel and depict some of the most famous people in Irish history |
| 2:00.0 | over the last thousand years. |
| 2:02.0 | These include the revolutionary,ess Markovich, the famous |
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