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Pub conversations in Dublin, where people are fond of their drink and free with their opinions, are likely to be spiced with some regret these days. Ireland's whiskey industry, the world's original, is now owned by the French. Losing its treasures to outsiders--principally the conquering Vikings and English--is no new experience for this small island nation.

Pub conversations in Dublin, where people are fond of their drink and free with their opinions, are likely to be spiced with some regret these days. Ireland's whiskey industry, the world's original, is now owned by the French. Losing its treasures to outsiders--principally the conquering Vikings and English--is no new experience for this small island nation.