Big Bertha, the cow that drank whiskey, lived until she was 48, broke two Guinness world records and raised £60,000 for cancer research. Big Bertha was born in County Kerry, Ireland on St. Patrick’s Day 1945 and lived until 1993, which is exceptionally old for a cow.

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1. Common enough for cows to drink whiskey I think? Farmers are always giving them poitín?

2. After she died they had her stuffed, and her taxidermied corpse would be in the Paddy’s day parade every year.

3. Hooves round is it?

4. Big Bertha is the sole female in that picture.

   https://preview.redd.it/0dtnbtylx7qe1.jpeg?width=403&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d1dd516a30abdfa575ca48087570b2694ac5bb3c

5. That’s a great photo, looks like some session.

6. Struck down in her prime. She was just a kid

7. Her namesake gin is my all-time favourite. Haven’t seen it around in a while, I’m hoping it’s still going. The only gin I think can be sipped neat.

   One of her records was for the most calves born to a single heifer.

8. How much whiskey are we talking about here? Did she get pissed every day and start fights?

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