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The Monks of the Screw

The Monks of the Screw was the name of an Irish drinking club active in the period 1779–1789. It was also called the Order of St. Patrick.[1] The "screw" referred to the corkscrew required to open a bottle of wine.

Uniform and meeting places[edit]

The members had to wear a black poplin gown and generally met in Kevin Street, Dublin, or at Curran's house "The Priory", near Rathfarnham. Curran was jokingly described as the Prior of the Order.[2]

Modern band[edit]

An eponymous Irish traditional music band comes from Sliabh Luachra in County Cork.

Archived 19 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine

The tune of the Monks of the Screw song, audible online