For a million years I thought the Irish word 'poitín' (basically moonshine) came from the fact that it was made from potatoes.
It's not made from potatoes! The word comes from the word for pot, 'pota', in which it was made. Potato as Gaeilge is 'prata'. 

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I used to _love_ Ribena.
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