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Paddy character jug - Highmount circa 1960

Paddy character jug produced by Highmount of England circa 1960. The term Paddy has generally come to denote any Irishman, since this nickname is widespread in Ireland where many of its sons are called Patrick or Padraig after their patron saint, St. Patrick. Rather then being a model of his saintly namesake, however, this particular Paddy has the features of the proverbial rogue! We can easily imagine him, with his clay pipe tucked into his hat, swaying down the cobbled streets of Cork, a shillelagh tucked under one arm and a pint of Irish Guinness raised in the other! He recalls a type once familiar in old songs, ballads and popular music-hall sketches and stories, but perhaps now a dying breed in modern Ireland. A clay pipe forms the handle of the jug.

Maker:

Highmount

England

circa 1960

Model #:

character jug

Size:

small

Height:

2 3/4"

Paddy character jug - Highmount circa 1960
Paddy character jug - Highmount circa 1960
Paddy character jug - Highmount circa 1960
Paddy character jug - Highmount circa 1960
Paddy character jug - Highmount circa 1960
Paddy character jug - Highmount circa 1960
Paddy character jug - Highmount circa 1960
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