Caitríona Devery’s The Story of Brickmaking in Pollagh (Pollagh Heritage Group, €15) outlines the evolution of the industry through the collective memory of those who worked in it. Industry and commerce collide in one chapter of Glenamaddy Boyounagh: Our People, Our Heritage (Glenamaddy Heritage Project, €20), edited by Peadar O’Dowd. Advertisement for Henry McKenna’s whiskey from Henry McKenna (1819-1893) Kentucky’s Draperstown-born distiller, edited by Graham Mawhinney. The whiskey industry is spotlighted in Henry McKenna (1819-1893), Kentucky’s Draperstown-Born Distiller (Ballinascreen Historical Society, £14), edited by Graham Mawhinney. As recently as 2018 the Heaven’s Mill Henry McKenna Single Barrel Bourbon won the best bourbon award at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.

Source: The Irish Times July 11, 2020 04:52 UTC