I am collecting quotable quotes, stories,verse, anecdotes, etc. - fact and fiction - relating to whiskey (in all its aspects) in Ireland. If you come across any in your reading

To start the ball, I just came across this
...Dublin hasn't the possibilities for getting hitched up to a rich woman, and this is about the only way a true poet can remain true and keep up an adequate supply of good whiskey. Patrick Kavanagh Self-Portrait. 1964.
With thanks.
Ken