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Illegal Booze Making Flourishes In Autumn
AP Special Correspondent Hugh A Mulligan profiles Martin Thornton Ireland's bog potheen trade near Galway. Thornton, a former boxing champion, recalls raids, profits, and a lifestyle of illicit distilling, noting October as ideal for avoiding detection and claiming high earnings from moonshine stills while contrasting costs with legal liquor.
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