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Drinking Cultures

The period 1700-1900 saw the development of many new constructions of ‘problem’ drinking signified by terms such as ‘intemperance,’ ‘inebriety,’ ‘dipsomania’ and ‘alcoholism.’ During this period Ireland was under British rule and the perception that Irish people were excessively fond of alcohol raised questions about their capacity for self-governance and rationality.

Drinking Cultures is the first in-depth, long view study of the subject, and hopes to transform the understanding of the cultural construction of a behaviour that functioned for centuries as a multivalent metaphor for the Irish national character.

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