I stumbled across this gem of a short documentary video about Cahills tobacco shop in Limerick, Ireland.
It includes a brief history of tobacco growing in Ireland.
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I stumbled across this gem of a short documentary video about Cahills tobacco shop in Limerick, Ireland.
It includes a brief history of tobacco growing in Ireland.
Being of Irish decent I enjoyed watching this video, thanks for posting.
Ireland's climate is interesting. Before I visited, I thought of wind and mists, which are certainly there, but who knew their were palm trees? Parts of Ireland are influenced by the Gulf Stream with warm currents and air. Each day is remarkably changeable, from a wall of fog to bright sun just while you eat breakfast.
I visited M. Cahill's a few years back on a trip to Ireland with the intention of buying some of their house blends. Sadly, because of regulations enforced when Ireland joined the Euro Union, loose tobacco was no longer allowed to be sold. They did have tins of Peterson blends (this was before they acquired the Dunhill catalog) but that was pretty much all the pipe tobacco they had available. Still, it was nice to be able to visit that historical shop and I was happy to see they were still doing business.
It certainly is interesting to find rain drops falling, and when you look up it is blue sky!
A rare fern normally resident in the Caribbean, was recently discovered growing in Killarney National Park.
Thanks for the very interesting video!
Why not palm trees in Ireland? I've seen leprechauns in California, at the Madonna Inn.
Why not palm trees in Ireland? I've seen leprechauns in California, at the Madonna Inn.
palm trees don't go on vacation, they are home bodies. Where as leprechauns are generally independently wealthy and possesed of feet, as well as magical powers.
Another incongruous tobacco region, to me anyway, is Connecticut which has long had a strong crop of cigar wrapper tobacco that also turns up in pipe tobacco, i think.
Leprechauns are just Hobbits who had little too much cheap green beer from Chicago on St. Paddy's Day.
that is factually not correct. Leprechauns would never touch that crap in the first place.
you know those beer snobs that are all like this micro brew is the best blah blah blah well they got nothing on Leps. Now cheap whiskey oh they'll drink that by the barrel.
I also appreciate that the algorithm pulled up a doc called "The Irish Pub," which I've put into my watch list. The algorithm isn't ALWAYS bad.
It is *possible* I will be heading to Ireland in May, in part for a region/family reunion.
It is *possible* I will be heading to Ireland in May, in part for a region/family reunion.
What a charming tobacco shop, with a charming gal. I wonder if their shaving cream smells of Condor essence?