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So one of my new favourite things to do is seven-degrees-of-Kevin-Baconing all types of Irish buildings or art or literally anything to beer history. Ie, making connections between what you can see, what there once was, and beer.

Right so Howth Castle. Did you know what many of the defensive structures in Ireland- in particular those built by the medieval English, were paid for in part by taxes on ale, malt and brewing equipment? From Walls to towers to upkeep of bridges, ale in part, paved the way.