Irish Central: The Irish and "Funeral Pints": History with the Catholic Church and comforting traditions
The Irish and "Funeral Pints": History with the Catholic Church and comforting traditions
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Ali Dunworth explores the culture, customs and craic surrounding pints in Ireland in her new book "A Compendium of Irish Pints". In this extract, she explores the complex relationship between the ...