I'm in the midst of writing a Ph.D. dissertation on Irish public houses.  A
large part of my research focusses on the Licensed Grocers' and Vintners
Assoc, but at the present time there is very little secondary work on this
business group.  Elizabeth Malcolm's "Ireland Sober, Ireland Free" has a
little material, but really it's not much.

I'd be interested in hearing more about your project.

Bradley Kadel
History Department
Luther College


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> You might try looking at the Irish aspects of drinking and the impact on
> Irish-American drinking, which is covered in Richard Stivers "A Hair of
the
> Dog" if I am not mistaken (I am doing this e-mail from memory).  This does
> not cover the business aspects, but the Irish part may be influential.
>
> Susan Kling
> UCLA Teaching Fellow
>
> >>I am working as editor on a major study of an Irish importer/wholesaler
of
> >>whiskey and wine called Findlaters and came across an issue or two of
your
> >>journal. The topic interested me specifically since the penultimate
Managing
> >>Director of the firm (1938-62) basically drank himself to death
(starting it
> >>is thought after the death of his 10 year old daughter in 1944). He
became a
> >>two bottles of gin man.
> >>The interesting thing is that he never had trouble finding people
> >>(fellowbusinessmen) to drink with. Almost a culture of alcohol. Is there
> >>anything on this almost suicidal mix of business and alcohol that might
> >>illuminate this sad story?
> >>
> >>Tony Farmar
> >>
> >