shebeen
Sign in to savethumb|Shebeen in Joe Slovo Park, [[Cape Town]] A shebeen (, "home-made whiskey") was originally an illicit bar or club where accessible alcoholic beverages were sold without a licence. The term has spread far from its origins in Ireland, and is particularly common in South Africa. It has also been used in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Zambia, Namibia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, and the English-speaking Caribbean, including Jamaica. In modern South Africa, many shebeens are now fully legal.
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thumb|Shebeen in Joe Slovo Park, [[Cape Town]] A shebeen (, "home-made whiskey") was originally an illicit bar or club where accessible alcoholic beverages were sold without a licence. The term has spread far from its origins in Ireland, and is particularly common in South Africa. It has also been used in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Zambia, Namibia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, and the English-speaking Caribbean, including Jamaica. In modern South Africa, many shebeens are now fully legal.
==Ireland== The word shebeen derives from the Irish síbín, meaning 'illicit whiskey' and was first used as far back as the late 1700s. Shebeens began popping up around Ireland during the COVID-19 pandemic due to hospitality shutdowns and social distancing. Gardaí subsequently began conducting searches and raids to shut them down in late 2020.