The Old Bushmills Distillery claims to be the oldest surviving licenced distillery in the world ( it received a licence from James I in 1608 ), although the Bushmills company was not established until the late 18th century.

He died of pneumonia in 1913 at his home 198 Queen's Gate, Kensington, London, and was buried at Bushmills.

James Cochrane, an Ulsterman, was a 19th century entrepreneur who helped the Northern Irish whiskey Bushmills and the Old Bushmills Distillery gain world wide popularity.

Murphy's " character " was invariably drunk on Bushmills and usually espoused strong loyalist politics, which often caught the unwary or recently arrived off guard.

A licence to distill in the area was granted to Sir Thomas Phillipps in 1608 by King James I, and the 1608 date is printed on the labels of the Bushmills brand whiskey.

The Bushmills Old Distillery Company itself was not established until 1784 by Hugh Anderson.

In 1885, the original Bushmills buildings were destroyed by fire but the distillery was swiftly rebuilt.

In the early 1900s, the USA was a very important market for Bushmills ( and other Irish Whiskey producers ).

Developed in 1934, it was originally called “ Old Bushmills Special Old Liqueur Whiskey ”.

From February 2008 it was available in Bushmills outlets across the world ; however, from 2009 it will be available only in the Whiskey Shop at the distillery and in duty free.

* Bushmills Irish Cream Liqueur was an Irish Cream rather than a whiskey.

Because of legal problems over water rights, erection of the Walkmills turbines was delayed and when the first section of the tramway, from Portrush to Bushmills, was opened on 29 January 1883 some of the timetabled passenger traffic was handled by steam tram engines which were in any case necessary on the town section in Portrush where it was impossible to provide electric power since this was originally fed to the trains via an elevated third rail which ran alongside the line.

After upgrading of the Bushmills generating station in 1907 it was possible to produce a 550 V output.

Traill, a former geological surveyor, expected a considerable mineral traffic between quarries along the line and Portrush harbour, and there was originally a goods branch into the main square of Bushmills.

The Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway was later constructed over the final two miles ( 3. 2 km ) of the Tramway and carried its first passengers at Easter 2002.

The Antrim coast south of Glenarm and west of Bushmills, as well as the lands south of the Bush, was not apparently within Dalriada.

Employed as a youth in the Public Works Department in Bushmills, he was promoted to Superintendent of Works.

The Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway today operates steam tourist trains over part of the Tramway ’ s former course.

With a licence to distil Irish whiskey from 1608, the Old Bushmills Distillery in the north coast of Ireland is the oldest licenced whiskey distillery in the world.

* Irish whiskey: Bushmills

Based on the following statement from St. Brendan's Web site, it is very likely that the Irish Whiskey used in St. Brendan's is produced at the Old Bushmills Distillery in Bushmills, County Antrim, Northern Ireland: " Our triple distilled Irish whiskey is crafted just steps from the Giant's Causeway on the northern coast of Ireland in the world's oldest distillery.

Other towns in the area include Bushmills ( home to the world's oldest licensed distillery which has produced the famous Irish whiskey " Bushmills " since 1608 ), Ballintoy, Armoy, Cushendall, Cushendun and Waterfoot.

Irish whiskeys are the preferred beverage, with Tullamore Dew and Bushmills mentioned in nearly every collection of shorts or novel that references the saloon.

American Prohibition in 1920 came as a large blow to the Irish Whiskey industry, but Bushmills managed to survive.

* Bushmills Original: Irish whiskey blend — sometimes called White Bush or Bushmills White Label.

At the opening of Irish history in the 5th to 7th centuries ( the beginning of Early Christian period ), Glenarm lay within the territory of the kingdom of Dal Riada, who occupied coastal County Antrim from Glenarm to Bushmills.

There is a scenic walk of 7 miles from Portrush alongside Dunluce Castle and the Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway.

The Portrush electric tramway ran from Portrush to Bushmills from its inception in 1883 ( with Traill as chairman ) until 1947.

There is a narrow-gauge steam train running in the summer from Bushmills to the Giant's Causeway.

There is a scenic walk of 7 miles from Portrush alongside Dunluce Castle and the Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway.

It opened to Bushmills in 1883, the extension from there to the Causeway following on 1 July 1887.

Four Oliver Transport lorries had made their way from Alcester, Warwickshire on Friday 9 July 2010, overnight on the Norfolkline Birkenhead to Belfast ferry and then onward to Bushmills.

PSNI had accompanied the convoy from Priestland to the Giant ’ s Causeway, through the town of Bushmills to ensure safe passage of the precious cargo.

Crossing Bushfoot Golf Course to meet Ballaghmore Road ( which leads from Bushmills to Portballintrae ) the line turns bringing it parallel to that road, which it follows to the lower terminus situated at the junction of the Portrush to Bushmills road.

The section from Bushmills to the Giant's Causeway opened on 1 July 1887.

Currently those distilleries operating in Ireland are: New Midleton Distillery ( Jamesons, Powers, Paddy, Midleton, Redbreast, and others, plus the independently sold rarity Green Spot ), Old Bushmills Distillery ( all Old Bushmills, Black Bush, 1608, Bushmills 10 -, 12-and 16-and 21-year-old single malts ), Cooley Distillery ( Connemara, Michael Collins, Tyrconnell, and others ) and the reopened Kilbeggan Distillery, which began distilling again in 2007.

* Bushmills 12 year single malt: A special edition currently sold only at the Bushmills distillery, matured mostly in sherry casks.

Diageo have also announced a large advertising campaign in order to regain a market share for Bushmills.

Old Bushmills Distillery.

* Old Bushmills Distillery is founded in Bushmills, County Antrim, Ireland.

The Glens of Antrim offer isolated rugged landscapes, the Giant's Causeway is a unique landscape and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bushmills produces whiskey, and Portrush is a popular seaside resort and night-life area.

The next major arc, " Fear and Loathing ", ( issues 62-67 ) covers a high point of John's personal life, with his relationship with Kit going well, and a fortieth birthday party where his friends Ellie, Zatanna, and the Swamp Thing attend, and use their various abilities to create a large quantity of Bushmills whiskey and marijuana.

It is located in County Antrim on the northeast coast of Northern Ireland, about three miles ( 4. 8 km ) northeast of the town of Bushmills.

Bushmills is a village on the north coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Bushmills had 1, 319 inhabitants in the 2001 Census.

On Census day ( 29 April 2001 ) there were 1, 319 people living in Bushmills.