BURNING River of Whiskey Too Much to Resist, 13 Killed | Tales From the Bottle
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- A river of whiskey flowing freely through the Irish streets. There's just one problem - the whole thing is on fire.
"The Dublin Whiskey Fire took place on the 18th of June, 1875 in the Liberties area of Dublin City. It lasted a single night but killed 13 people, and resulted in €6 million worth of damage in whiskey alone (adjusted for inflation), None of the fatalities suffered during the fire were due to smoke inhalation, burns, or any other form of direct contact with the fire itself, but from alcohol poisoning after drinking from the 6-inch (15.24 cm) deep river of whiskey that is said to have flowed as far as the Coombe."
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Have you looked into the history of the st. Patricks battalion? Those guys are the reason why Mexicans love irishmen🇮🇪🇲🇽
Love your videos mate, from Mexico
Still in my top 5 TH-cam creators Qx. Been here since before you took that long break, and you have kept exceeding my expectations since! One of the few that when I watch a full length video, I can’t believe it’s over three minutes. Bless friend.
Give me 1 reason I should subscribe
Wait?
People did not die from fire
It was from Not drinking responsibly🤣
Do you have states called Mayo, Down and Corn (cork, joking)? And you have Longford but not Shortford and Waterford but not Earth, Air and Fireford? Are yall not joking?
If they drank all the whiskey the fire would stop spreading, so they died in attempt to save the city. Rest in peace, heroes.
thank u for ur service soldiers
You'll always be remembered for your selfless sacrifice. Rest in Peace.
If only this was an issue today, I’d 100% sign up to be a firefighter
Drunken logic 101
@@gusgrau3594 can't get caught drinking on the job if drinking IS the job
The Irish are not alcoholics, they're professional drinkers
They're not alcoholics, they're drunks. Alcoholics go to meetings.
Yeah. And meth addicts are not druggies. They’re experimental chemistry enthusiasts
Same as the Scottish and English I'd say 👍🏻
My dad’s not a bin man, he’s a waste management representative!
They’re not alcoholics.
We Scots are alcoholics, the Irish are just competitive.
What you left out was that the Whiskey was almost 100% alcohol because it was not yet watered down. So most of the people that died drank the amount they normally would not knowing they took in a lot more alcohol.
Exactly what I was thinking. Full strength, straight-from-the-cask whiskey is no joke
65 percent
have you not drank high concentration alcohol? youd feel that shit man
i tried 70% just about a year and a half ago and holy shit it fucking stings like bees trying to drink compared to the usual 37.5%
@@azzzertyy No, I don't drink but I have looked into this incident before and that was what was found to be the reason people died from it from the investigation
@@azzzertyy They also found that people that drank a lot normally did not die
I think the deaths were attributed to the alcohol being undiluted and much stronger than what would be sold. Yours was the best version I've heard of this story.
This makes sense. The whiskey was stored. Storing it as more concentrated is useful for a lot of parties.
"Thirteen people died because they drank from a burning river of whiskey." - this is the most Irish thing I ever heard.
If the ocean were whiskey and I was a duck I'd swim to the bottom and drink my way up!
@@1pcfred sounds reasonable.
It is also the most Metal thing I can Imagine.
@@Nujabesme some Irish Whiskey is pretty good so I can't say the event lies outside my imagination. I mean just a river flowing in the street. It must be what Irish heaven is like.
@@1pcfred the "on fire" Part is what triggers my metal feelings....
Theres an old saying;
God made whiskey so the Irish wouldnt rule the world
How would they have if there wasnt
@@chiapets2594 the supposition is that alcohol (a depressant) keeps them from agreeing, organizing, and banding together in order to progress to a point of being a dominant society. Or were you suggesting that they're naturally incapable of any of that?
@@chiapets2594 if you need it explained to you then you are precisely the kind of gobshite we would take over it in a heartbeat had we not better things to be doing!
And God made Whisky so the Scottish could stop the expansion of empires.
What's the point of ruling the world if not for whiskey?
As a fellow Irishman, I can very much agree with the first 30 seconds of this video. When I’m talking with Americans online, the most common question I get when I tell them I’m Irish is “but are you really Irish”?
My simple response is: if I was to imitate an Irish accent, why in gods name would I have ever chosen to sound like I’m from Dublin?
Love the name kid lol
@@stephenbyrne2602 Many thanks, it is my channel name😎
As long as you have trees instead of threes and turds instead of thirds, you are certified Irish.
Lol
That's the MOST COMMON question you get when talking to Americans specifically?? Yeah I highly doubt it.
...If that were true I'd have to ask you...WTF are you saying to make people doubt your being Irish? Do you go around saying "top O' the morning" or super over the top stereotypical shit that would make people think you're just joking?
I live in America, I've used the internet plenty...& typically people don't just doubt a person's Country of Origin for no particular reason. I've never seen it. Exaggerating a bit there maybe?
A whiskey fire in Ireland? This is the most stereotypical thing I’ve heard, right up there with the largest heist in Canada involving maple syrup,
The moose at the Tim Horton's is my most Canadian Thing Ever go to.
One of them fell into a huge whiskey barrel.
Rescuers rushed to save him, but he fought them off bravely.
I heard he got out 3 times to piss.
Underrated
What a hero 😂
Classic Irish bedtime story.
Lol
"The river's on fire, better drink it"
"Holy crap! The streets are flooded with flaming whiskey!"
Me: "hold my beer, this stuff will get me way drunker."
People really we’re built different back then and mot in a good way! 😂
Idk whiskeys pretty damn good and a river of it shieet
@@thealmightypuht.a.p. I mean half the ppl thare cen say the drank flaming whisky from the streat
@@thealmightypuht.a.p. wHaT
didnt even burn to death; drank to death. Amazing, Irish Seal Team 6.
More like Drink Team 6! 🤣
That’s taking the saying “I’d die for a drink” a bit too seriously.
your telling me that the lucky charms mascot isn't a completely accurate depiction of an Irish person
No the Leprechaun is from the movie the Leprechaun in the Hood that's the Realest one He from Ireland and He From the Streets and got dudes Crossdressing and also Wants his pot if GOOOLDD
Your telling me an American isn't a spastic
Put a cowboy hat on an say yeeehaw
@@doyler233 fuck up mate hes only havin abit of craic
@@yourmum6318 fs bai shush will ye
I love that there's like a 300 year gap between significant inventions when whiskey was invented in ireland
We were just too drunk to do anything
Who needs to invent anything new when you have whisky
All the good stuff was invented in Scotland while there was whiskey and we’re just as smashed as the Irish. If not more
Once the Whisky came that was all she wrote. Shamrock shakes was the best we could come up with after that ☘️🥃🇮🇪
@@jamp12008 Irish invented whiskey the scots stole it.
I started watching Qxir and subscribed mainly based on his awesome Irish accent - the wit, humor and factual information are what got me hooked. Thanks Qxir, you have taught us so much and provided many belly laughs.
it's important to note that the whiskey was undiluted, which is why so many died of alcohol poisoning. even drinking a regular volume of whiskey was more than enough to be fatal
“Laugh, because if you don’t laugh, you’ll cry.”
That’s actually a really great quote. I’m surprised no one else commented an it yet.
That's why I love dark humor
I thought everybody already knew it... really I did!
@@tearfulsmiles9901 username checks out
Fairly common irish saying, tis a great way to finish either a dark joke or a dark but funny story "ah sure jeasus, if you don't laugh, you'll cry lads"
Here's a common quote from my province " if ya don't eat; you don't shit and if you don't shit......ya die"
"It's Ireland, there's a massive whiskey fire, you have to escape but you're Irish...fire bad.. whiskey good.. what are you gonna do"....LMFAO..actual tears..
And they all managed to drink themselves to death without getting burnt, that is the impressive bit to me.
@@LTPottenger the Irish are professionals...
You should see an Irish club when the fire alarm goes. It's true sure..they'll look for a fire. But that's about it.
"Fire bad, but whiskey good"...lol I'm dying
"There's whiskey burnin in the street!"
"WHELL WHADDAYA WAITIN FOR, GET THE BUCKIT!"
This story is so Irish, the only way it could get more so: is if they could be able to use potatoes to help absorb the alcohol like a sponge and squeeze it out into their mouths, to drink it.
The only thing I missed was an insult about the english.
@@FriedrichHerschel I would guess some drunk fella said something about the English
There's something I don't get. Whiskey is made of corn. But vodka it made from potatoes. Why doesn't Ireland have it's own vodka?
You did that
@@anonomuse9094 maybe cause they had that really bad potato famine a long time ago maybe Idk
One of my favourite alcohol related stories is an article from a Victorian era newspaper about my home town, where basically everyone had been freaking out for weeks about how the field (which now would be the playing field of my old primary school) was super haunted, and there would be groaning and moaning in the mist. Eventually everyone decided to band together and prove/disprove the ghost, and it turned out that the ghost was the local drunk who would cut through the field, fall, groan, pass out, wake up, repeat, for weeks. People were terrified of the field and it was just a lost drunk guy off his tits the entire time
Fuckin hell that's hilarious!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
To be fair, it's probably more dangerous if it's haunted by a drunk rather than a "ghost" lmao.
Brilliant
XD
Tbh if it werent for me living in a city i would have been there too
I love the Irish accent, especially when spoken by men.
On my trip to Ireland, I found the people to be friendly and welcoming. I would dearly love to return there one day.
Initial accent rant is a jewel. Good day, sir.
Dying in a fire by alcohol poisoning is probably the most Irish thing I've ever heard of
Free whiskey, free cremation.
Even a dog got drunk
@@sujimayne I guess saying dogs are people too really holds water in this situation. (Checks notes) er I mean really holds liquor. (Checks notes again) nevermind the dog clearly could not hold his liquor.
Hey, stereotypes don’t come from nowhere.
@@jordanfleming7022 Free roast pork, too, apparently.
Ireland, where being the town drunk is considered an achievement
Legend has it, if you surpass the current standing record for highest blood alcohol level recorded (1.480) you will become king of ireland
Being rhe town drunk is hard to keep. We're very competitive
@@Ron- lmao
Great family guy episode
I spent 11 days in Dublin and Clare without seeing anyone falling down drunk. Not in any of the bars either.
I can see that happening in my country. Years ago, we've had a flood, in one of the villages affected the local pub had ankle high water, but drunks were still on duty, with their shoes on the chairs' footrest.
Ooooo
Hey no as a American I have never thought you accent was fake but it is by far the biggest reason I keep coming back to your videos
Damn, this one is literally a tale from the bottle.
*barrel
@@sixstringedthing tanker*?
Streets*
Water tower
What about the Pepsi ones
Imagine showing up late and the only whiskey left is sand and horse manure flavor.
meh whiskey is whiskey
It would taste a bit better imo then
Bold of you to assume that would stop people from drinking it
@@aarons1234 I didn't
Pretty sure horse manure would just make it taste a little worse than if it were cow manure, meaning it would just really taste like dirt. I’m pretty sure that animal shit doesn’t taste too bad (judging by its smell) unless the animal includes some level of meat into its diet.
"It's Ireland, there's a massive whiskey fire. You have to escape! but you're Irish. Fire bad but Whiskey good!" I fucking died
I love the way this guy tells his stories. Much love from Pennsylvania, USA. ❤️🇺🇸👍🙂🐕
Oh, come on, its not the worst stereotype country in the world:
What do you call an Irishman who isn't drinking at a social event? _The Dearly Departed_
ah yes, the good 19th century. the florida man of centuries.
You think the 1900s were the Florida man of history? Ohhhhh boy where do I even start
all centuries are the florida men of centuries
@@scordova98 19th century, not 1900's, 1900's are 20th century, 1800's are 19th century...
@@scordova98 You must be irish
Because no-one's doing dumb stuff in the 21st century...
"my dad died from drinking"
"Oh im so sorry for you, addiction really is a plauge"
_"Oh.. its not THAT kind of drinking.."_
I’m unable to deal with a dog dying, but this little guy… can you imagine the fun he had for a few days before he ‘terminated his existence’? ❤️
“Cacophony of Pigs”. That’s it. That’s what I’m naming my garage band.
Headlining @ The Whiskey River:
🔥🐷KƎ'KÄFƎNĒ of PIGS🐖🔥
@@joshuarankin1905 🐽
You could have a album called a machine for pigs
I’m starting to get the idea this guy dose not like Dublin.
What makes you think that?
wouldn't have guessed that myself, he was being quite subtle
He’s right in what he says about Dublin but it’s a lovely place
His girlfriend ran off with a Dublin man. That's why he lives up in Dublin in the hopes he will run into her one day in Dublin
I don’t think anyone in the world likes Dublin
- Me, a person from Dublin
More please! I never would have heard of this if not for your vids, this is great!
that alcoholic dog is literally my spirit animal
Anyone gets an iron stomach at the thought of free whiskey
Nah I'm fine
Im not even 21 haha
Nah, stuff is good tbh
@@mafia2boy33 That's what I'm saying. Doesn't matter whether there's glass, wood, or poison in the whiskey, people will stomach it if it's free
I mean... if it's strong enough, it's sanitary
When people can't tell the difference between Scottish and Irish, that's just sad.
i mean they both sound similar
Irish accents are understandable, Scottish are not (no offense) 😂
One has a lot more whiskey in their mouths and the other has a lot more scotch.
@@EDips875 i should study irish geography and history, lowkey sounds interesting
The are both are so close to each other they are practically the same place, geographically. Any separation is political and cultural. Of course they sound they same, they exist in the same location. They have some of the most minuet of separate between them
You and That chapter are my 2 fav channels. Stay awesome
LOVE THE VIDEOS AND YOUR HUMOR
"Terminated it's existence" is a phrase I will definitly use from now on
Same here
That sounds like the SCP Foundation alright
"Its" is the possessive, "it's" is a contraction of "it is" or "it has".
An easy way to remember is that pronouns never have apostrophes. His, hers, yours, theirs, ours. Not hi's, her's, your's, their's, or our's.
Same thing with who's vs. whose. Who's to blame? Whose fault is it?
Years ago my Mum and Dad went to Ireland after going to my brother's wedding in England. Upon picking them up at the airport to take them back home to their home the first thin Dad said to me was, "Every Irish joke you've ever heard, is true!" Seeing this reminded me of this, and I could hear Dad laughing from his grave.
Good, hope you follow him soon.
@@paulcronin3626 ?
@@paulcronin3626 Somebody is having a terrible life 🙃 😫 😩
@@paulcronin3626 EMOTIONAL DAMAGE
Thats not very nice now is it? Where are your family from and ill bet u there's a stereo type ?
I love your accent. I also enjoy your humor. Thank-you for these stories.
Great content thanks for sharing
This is the most Irish thing I've ever heard. Really doesn't help the stereotype of the Irish bein a bunch of drunks 😂😂
Only Irish people can make fun of Irish people for being drunks
That's what I was thinking lol. He goes and calls Americans uncultured, and then proceeds to reinforce the stereotype that the Irish are alcoholics, XD.
As an American, I feel just as cultured as I have ever been now lmao.
A lot of bad things can happen to people in Ireland, for example, you could be living in Ireland.
Far worse things can happen to people living in england, such as being stabbed or being british
@@jakegrube9477 what is British? It sounds oddly familiar to Bri'ish
even WORSE being ' murrican AND/OR living (or rather waiting to die ) in the states ----see all the mass shootings
@@harrisonfrank3451 ok you dont have to say youre a californian communist piece of shit, anyway here are your boots sir
@@harrisonfrank3451 I'd rather get shot in a robbery than have to commence in a sword fight/ acid water balloon fight
Man, this just makes me want to visit Ireland even more! My kind of people.
That four good stories you've given me in a row. I'm subscribed now. You're only one who could tell this story without being slammed for being anti-Irish.
Fun fact: Pigs can eat almost anything, from meat, veggies, to your own shite. I'm not kidding with the last one.
There's a reason why pig toilets existed lol
wanna get rid of a body? pigs will do the job
they scream bloody murder when you want to get rid of THEM tho, fuggs almost make me deaf everytime i have to slaughter one
@@riograndedosulball248 first, you have to shave your victims heads and remove the teeth, as they can't be digested like the rest. Maybe burn the hair in a discreet location where the stink will go unnoticed to avoid dna, and grind the teeth into a fine powder as well to prevent any dental record match.
Also, I didn't tell you this.
Feeding bodies to pigs is not a good idea, they are already liable to crush you and gobble the bones as it is.
@@LTPottenger first off you also cut the body to 6 pieces so just toss it in the trough from above
I remember being told by a Scottish lady there is no way I was irish. We actually had a 10 minute conversation about it and there was absolutely no way she was believing I was irish as I didn't have the Gerard Butler irish accent... 😲
🤦
They always choose the comprehensible accents for movies not the hilarious ones
@@LTPottenger I have a mate who is Scottish that does the "irish accent" it's kinda hard to describe but it's the funniest Gerard Butler/Darby O'Gill accent i have ever heard. He first done it to try and take the piss out of me but I actually encourage him to do it every time we are drunk, he thinks somewhere in Ireland people actually talk like that, I (and any irish person that ever heard him) know he has just watched too many American made movies its a fkin great laugh though.
Women
@@MyFoxworld To be fair alot of Irish have English accents due to influence over the last century mostly from the bbc. I think Americans view of the Irish accent is accurate; just a few centuries ago.
What a crazy story! lol. I really enjoy your humor and the animation is great. Good job, once again. From Angola, Indiana...USA.
Absolutely hysterical. Brilliant. Cheers!
Clearly all them non-Irish actors learn from the region of Offaly. Because they're Offaly bad.
I'm so sorry, I already cracked a fresh bottle, I'll just be quiet now and listen to the tale.
Gman, now shuddup
Eoin ur offal person
Even the dogs in Ireland are alcoholics 😂😂😂😂
I can't breathe 😭😭
More likely the dog killed himself to end the trauma experienced while witnessing human alcoholic behavior.
They’re not alcoholics,
They’re just fond of a pint.
First saw ur channel when u had 100 subs. I loved it and message u and u responded to me! Told u to keep it up and keep ur content similar. So far u have and now u have almost 500,000 subs. Proud of u man.
You put the humor in history, that's a good thing!!!🙏👍
The first thing I saw was whiskey and with in 10 seconds of the video I hear Ireland this is going to be a good one
"An Irishman is never drunk as long as he can hold onto a blade of grass and not fall off the face of the earth" Great video Qxir
Hell yeah culchie narrator with the incredible stories. Thanks for your work!!!
Legit subscribed because you told me I would die. More youtubers need to use this strategy
A truly Irish tale. So sad all that whiskey lost.
It's okay. We all know you're Welsh. My Drunken Uncle is also Welsh and refuses to admit it.
Keep up the great content.
His accent does sound Welsh, now that you mention it...
I'm told they mine coal in Wales, which means smoking's not really an option. A stray spark in a coal mine would be catastrophic. The only other option is whiskey.
@@elizabethsohler6516this is correct, I live near a decommissioned coal mine
@@elizabethsohler6516 stray spark in a coal mine results in a Centralia, Pennsylvania situstion
@@renerphoit’s definitely Irish I think probably from meath.
amazing stuff,i'm from dublin,and have never heard of this
Literally, the greatest story ever told!
I'm watching this whilst enjoying a glass of whiskey myself. Not sure if that's a sign of things to come, but then again; Whiskey good.
Im sobering up from whisky, there was no river on the street sadly
Whisky tastes like shit. Literally cant drink it. Vodka, Palinka, and Jager is good. Unicum if too drunk to care.
@@zephyrna6249 Jager is quite nice, but I personally think vodka tastes like liquid dust. I've never had Palinka, but after a quick google search I can say that I would like to try it at some point.
@@zephyrna6249 i struggle more with jager. Which is why i pick it sometimes, i get less easily drunk than with whisky rhum or vodka which i could down like water
This is one of the funniest, most entertaining, and most creative channels I've ever seen. And I learn some history too! Good job, King Qixr I.
Agreed. He's probably my favorite youtube guy.
I never get tired of binge watching Qxir
That’s the best video I’ve seen in TH-cam for a long time
This was played to me yesterday and I have to ask as to why the 13 died from alcohol poisoning, yet the dog died of alcohol withdrawal? They all died after the fact, not from consumption? Didn’t they? So, unless they were feeding them alcohol in hospital, all of the 24 would have been being treated for alcohol withdrawal, would they not? The words we use are not always correct. Addiction needs reworded when so many ‘addicts’ are only trying to deal with the withdrawal from their drug of (not always their) choice - prescribed or otherwise -. Food for thought hopefully. Akathisia is very, very real.
Very amusing story and as always, very well told. I’ve already recited it twice to others here in the hell hole that is rural Ireland in the last 24hours. Well done.
Sam O’ Nella would be proud
"terminated it's existence in the road bellow" lmao
comitted not alive
I love your style of cartoons and would love to learn this style myself. Is there a particular name for it? I've searched things like 'simplistic cartoons' and 'expressive cartooning' but can't quite find a decent guide. Anyway, keep up the good work, I've been binge-watching these and find them really entertaining and witty.
ive noticed that, in every case of irish people dying in disasters, its never the actual disaster but, instead, alcohol posioning.
I consume your content like an irishman consumes alcohol from a blazing whiskey river flowing in the streets of his hometown : quite unhealthily
Moral of the story: You can't extinguish a fire by drinking it.
Sure you can. It is called doing flaming shots.
Maybe not but you can slow it down
As a fire eater - I disagree
@@VincentGonzalezVeg ,
The 13 that were killed trying to eat this flaming whiskey would wholeheartedly disagree with you.
@@freedomforever6718 they weren't eating the fire, they were eating the whiskey
Alcohol is a 'foodstuffs'
Fire is an appetite stimulant
I laughed until I cried, and so have accomplished both. Also, totally unsurprised. My memories of my trip to visit extended family in Ireland are substantially blurred by all the booze we communally consumed.
I love your accent makes the stories you tell that much funnier
I’m so glad I subscribed. My friend was not so lucky. Qxir is tough but fair.
I'm sorry to hear about your friend. My thoughts and prayers are with his family.
Your friend had it coming.
I thought you being Irish was common knowledge. Just radiates Irish energy.
Like the constant anger
Dude, you are byfar the best ytuber, period.
Can relate - Whiskey gives me heartburn as well.
This channel has provided me with so many amazing stories to tell during awkward silences on road trips and when hanging out with friends. This will be an excellent addition to the repertoire. 😂
If your friends enjoy hearing about a man getting sucked out of a 1 inch hole I hope you make it sound like a bj and not a gruesome death lol
this is the most irish thing ive ever herad as non irish person.
I am absolutely addicted to this channel.
Great video 👽
My hearts go out to the barrels of whiskey taken from their home.
You just picked this because it killed Dubliners. Your man here is tricky folks
This channel just popped as a recommendation and I love this guys story telling and animations , I'm trying to catch up on all your videos Qxir.
1:35 I loved how you said, “people have died…” while the character is happily doing a thumbs up.
And by the bye, I can relate to you, as I have a very weird accent too!
"FIRE!"
"SAVE THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN!"
"IT'S THE WHISKEY STOREHOUSE!"
"SAVE THE ALCHOHOL!"
Only in Ireland.
If beer could burn like whiskey that would be a well known thing in Germany XD
"Ever drink Bailey's from a shoe?"
Im old greg
Wanna see my man pu....
Love Ireland, had a great time there in Dublin. From your boy in 🇨🇦💪
As someone who doesn't drink alcohol, the idea of people going so far as to scoop up whiskey from the street, let alone while it's literally on fire, in order to drink so much of it that they give themselves alcohol poisoning is...... possibly the most alien thing i've ever heard. I mean, you may as well be talking about another dimension, there. Amusing, but also bewildering. O_o
Holy shit that dog part is the best thing I’ve ever heard in my life. He was going through it man .. poor pooch. He just wanted a fifth of some whiskey and some belly rubs.
When I saw "burning river" I assumed it was another one about Cleveland.
Good sir, you win. I just subscribed. I saw several of your videos before, but this one... A friend has to move to Ireland for work, he's not happy about it. I just sent him that video. I'm that kind of friend.