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Listen to the story of Viking-era water sources, the Franciscans’ art of brewing Irish beer, and the captivating tale of alcohol, social chaos, and the rise of the Irish temperance movement!
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Your letter from Ireland shorts from the 25th of April 2023.
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We’re going to dive a little deeper into the subject of Irish well water today – encompassing the Vikings, the brewing of beer in Ireland and a little urban history along the way.
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In this week’s episode we look a little closer at how our Irish ancestors lived and worked through the 40 days leading up to Easter Sunday each year. This was a time known as “Lent”. It was treated very seriously by the Roman Catholic church – who were very specific in their directions to the…
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In this episode we look at how the growth of Irish towns and cities was tied to a clean source of water at the time of the Vikings – and how that same water used for the brewing of beer by the Franciscans in later years. We then chat about the explosion in the Irish…
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