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You really do come up with some dumb posts Pedro ...
It's a fact that many European cities ( not just restricted to Ireland) had poor sanitation and they consumed 'ale' which was a very weak brewed beer of typically 0.5% proof ... the boiling killed off most of the harmful bacteria and of course alcohol is antiseptic in nature and prevents new bacteria forming (for a tile at least)
The exposure to small amounts of week beer led to the development of gut and liver enzymes that could break down the alcohol ... but of course mankind (being dumb) kept on producing stronger brews !
When 'white man' entered the USA and Australia (amongst other places) the local population had had no exposure to alcohol so small amounts of whisky could create a 'drunk state that lasted for days'
From experience I;d say Swedes n Russian probably handle drink better than Irishmen ... ie they remain gentlemen for longer !
But, little doubt Arthur was a genius when he produced Guinness !