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Liffey

[lif-ee]

noun

  1. a river in the E Republic of Ireland, flowing NW and NE from County Wicklow into Dublin Bay. 50 miles (81 km) long.



Liffey

/ ˈlɪfɪ /

noun

  1. a river in E Republic of Ireland, rising in the Wicklow Mountains and flowing west, then northeast through Dublin into Dublin Bay. Length: 80 km (50 miles)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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The Liffey in Liverpool, where Guinness is usually the top seller, says it has been without the alcoholic drink since Wednesday.

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Steven Crosbie, landlord of Irish-themed pub the Liffey, said "it's just a bit of a shambles at the moment and killing me off".

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Steven from the Liffey says that if pubs do run out of Guinness, he expects people to go from "bar to bar" in search of places that are still stocking it.

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As the landlord of the Liffey, an Irish pub in Liverpool, Guinness is his top seller.

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“The Liffey Swim,” an oil painting by Jack Butler Yeats, hangs in Room 14 of the National Gallery of Ireland, in Dublin.

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