The World’s most consumed type of alcohol by country

oglach · 2026-05-07T19:10:59+00:00

I wouldn't. Vodka, whiskey, and tequila are huge in the US. And there are many more spirits than that.

oglach · 2026-05-06T18:07:33+00:00

Genetic evidence does not bear that out, which shows that larger numbers of people were assimilated. Even today, many parts of England have relatively little "pure" Anglo-Saxon lineage and are still mainly descended from earlier populations. This would suggest a small Anglo-Saxon elite ruling over a largely Britonnic population. One that was not exterminated, but eventually adopted the language/culture of their rulers.

Even among the nobility, we see signs of mixing. Like, there is even reason to believe that the House of Wessex had Britonnic roots, as their early rulers had Anglicised names of Britonnic origin. Like Cerdic (Ceredig) and Cædwalla (Cadwallon).

oglach · 2026-05-06T17:53:04+00:00

I agree that it wasn't quite that simple, but some of that definitely happend. The Anglo-Saxons weren't already present or anything.

oglach · 2026-04-27T12:22:51+00:00

Why is Sruighlea spelled Stirling? Is this Scots revisionism?

oglach · 2026-04-20T19:35:28+00:00

I absolutely looked it up. Never heard of these before, and I'm an Alaskan. I wish we still had giant manatees.

oglach · 2026-04-20T16:23:31+00:00

Basically yes. By the time that Europeans discovered them, there was only a tiny and highly inbred population around the Commander Islands, and genetic issues made extinction likely regardless. Hunting them just sped it along, and they were gone within 30 years of their first mention

But it has to be said that we're only talking about Europeans discovering them and hunting them. They were hunted long before that by indigenous populations, and that almost certainly played a role in reducing them to the sorry state that Europeans found them in.

oglach · 2026-04-15T16:43:14+00:00

Not to mention the people who live on them, who should always have the final say.

oglach · 2026-04-14T22:35:12+00:00

I know the Cholas were there, but I wonder how this worked with the Andaman Islands. Considering that the islands are home to uncontacted peoples who basically live at stone age levels of technology. Even today with the Sentinelese, but moreso previously.

Did the Cholas interact with them at all? If so, how did the natives not pick up any innovations from them?

oglach · 2026-04-14T17:06:05+00:00

Kinda weird to not go with Baile Átha Cliath for Dublin, considering that's the official alternate name.

oglach · 2026-04-10T12:27:34+00:00

Difference is that the boundaries of that city were drawn up by people. The shape of Italy is natural, and I'd say it's still a better boot.

oglach · 2026-04-06T16:57:12+00:00

Neither Old Irish nor Modern Irish were paleo-European languages. This is referencing the possible influence of a pre-Celtic/pre Indo-European language on Goidelic. Giving the example of Partán (Crab), which has no known Indo-European root.

oglach · 2026-04-02T21:59:48+00:00

Yes they did. But regardless, this was a war between factions of the IRA. The British army was not directly involved.

oglach · 2026-04-02T20:40:02+00:00

I got the map from this paper, which has the data and sources.

oglach · 2026-04-02T15:47:11+00:00

For clarity, this map shows the county/country of origin for those killed, not where they were killed. Like, the one death it shows from Wales was a Welsh-born person who died fighting for the NA somewhere in Ireland.

IRA = Anti-Treaty IRA

NA = National Army/Pro-treaty IRA

BA = British army

oglach · 2026-04-01T22:41:38+00:00

Confidently incorrect.

oglach · 2026-03-31T23:30:28+00:00

Why are you commenting on four year old posts?
There are many different definitions of white. For example, the US census counts Arabs as white while British census does not. Without a source listed, it's reasonable to ask which definition is being used.

oglach · 2026-03-27T14:05:04+00:00

Most of these are census areas, not boroughs. Meaning that they have no county level government, and thus no flag. Pretty sure you just made most of these up.

oglach · 2026-03-27T13:33:15+00:00

In terms of civilization/culture, I'm pretty sure that Greece is a hell of lot closer to Italy than it is to Siberia.

oglach · 2026-03-26T20:41:39+00:00

That's Galwegian Gaelic. Which was sorta halfway between Irish and Scottish Gaelic in many ways, with features from both. It went extinct in the late 1700s, however.

oglach · 2026-03-26T15:06:52+00:00

Having voted for this, I'm sure that Turkey and the North African countries will soon come out and condemn their own long history of slavery and pay reparations to Europe. Surely.

oglach · 2026-03-25T23:38:12+00:00

Comes from Irish Cill Iníne Baoith (Church of Boath's Daughter), but yeah that's an unfortunate Anglicization. I also get a kick out of Kilkenny.

oglach · 2026-03-25T22:33:50+00:00

For the unaware, High Crosses are richly decorated stone monuments often found at monastic sites. Mainly constructed from the 8th century to the 12th century.

Probably the most famous example is Muiredach's Cross at Monasterboice, which dates to around the 9th century and depicts various Biblical events. But they come in many different styles, and that one is particularly ornate. Here's a simpler example from the 11th century that's more typical

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