Happy St. Patties's Day!

[cjreyes]

I am 1/8 Irish. Mi grandmother's name was Dunagan.

[Olorin]

My mom's family is Scots Irish, as is my paternal grandmother's. I'm sure there's some "regular" Irish mixed in somewhere.

[hammerhead]

My mom is 1/2 Irish. Her maiden name was Smithick and they pronounce it like Smith-wick not like Smiddick which is I guess how you are supposed order a Smithwick's Ale. My Irish ancestors came to America during the potato famine didn't have any of that brewery money.

[Gilly Goodness]

My mom is 1/2 Irish. Her maiden name was Smithick and they pronounce it like Smith-wick not like Smiddick which is I guess how you are supposed order a Smithwick's Ale. My Irish ancestors came to America during the potato famine didn't have any of that brewery money.

So did mine, economic refugees from County Clare. Potato famine. Am I still angry about the circumstances then? Sure. But whenever I'm at the Bondi Icebergs, downin' a cold frothy, watchin' the lads surf below, I think. What the hay. It all turned out pretty sweet 😘

McGuiness. My goodness McGuiness. Dad's side.

But. Mum's side. Ellison from England.

So. A bit of tis,tat and de otter 😉





SNOWFLOWER ELDER SAY IT IS ALL CONNECTED

[T.R. Brockbanks]

My mom is 1/2 Irish. Her maiden name was Smithick and they pronounce it like Smith-wick not like Smiddick which is I guess how you are supposed order a Smithwick's Ale. My Irish ancestors came to America during the potato famine didn't have any of that brewery money.

Smithwick's was brewed here in my hometown of Kilkenny for a few centuries, but operations moved to Dublin after they were bought out by multinational Diageo (also owners of the Guinness brand). Part of the old brewery still exists as a tourist attraction. The original ale recipe (developed by former rival brewery Sullivans) still lives on, in a joint venture between descendants of the old Sullivan and Smithwick families. Fascinating, I know

https://sullivansbrewingcompany.com/our-story/

[Yesed]

My brother in law is from Galway. He swears by Smithwicks, down to the “correct “pronunciation. I don’t get it. It’s got some flavor, but only a notch or two above a typical American beer flavored water, imo. Not to mention the weak abv. Maybe the original was better, but then again I’m not a big fan of red ales. I’ll take a Guinness over it any day, especially when I’m in Ireland, even in spite of the Guinness recipe being converted to a vegan one.