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*John Jameson's and Sons – Irish Distillers | *John Jameson's and Sons – Irish Distillers | ||
* J. J. – James Joyce (Joyce's father was also named John) | * J. J. – James Joyce (Joyce's father was also named John) | ||
| + | *James Joyce carried the JJ&S logo on his wallet | ||
* [[Whiskey]] – 'whiskey' is a shortened form of 'usquebaugh', which English borrowed from Irish Gaelic 'uisce beatha' and Scottish Gaelic 'uisge beatha'. This compound descends from Old Irish 'uisce', 'water' and 'bethad', 'of life', meaning literally “water of life.” | * [[Whiskey]] – 'whiskey' is a shortened form of 'usquebaugh', which English borrowed from Irish Gaelic 'uisce beatha' and Scottish Gaelic 'uisge beatha'. This compound descends from Old Irish 'uisce', 'water' and 'bethad', 'of life', meaning literally “water of life.” | ||
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Revision as of 12:32, 14 December 2006
- John Jameson's and Sons – Irish Distillers
- J. J. – James Joyce (Joyce's father was also named John)
- James Joyce carried the JJ&S logo on his wallet
- Whiskey – 'whiskey' is a shortened form of 'usquebaugh', which English borrowed from Irish Gaelic 'uisce beatha' and Scottish Gaelic 'uisge beatha'. This compound descends from Old Irish 'uisce', 'water' and 'bethad', 'of life', meaning literally “water of life.”
