Editing Shebeen (section)

==Newfoundland==
Like many traditional Irish words, ''shebeen'' has persisted in Newfoundland. The ''Dictionary of Newfoundland English'' defines ''shebeen'', also ''{{Not a typo|sheebeen}}'' and ''{{not a typo|sheveen}}'', as an "unlicensed place where illicit liquor is sold."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dictionary of Newfoundland English - shebeen |url=https://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/#4089 |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=Heritage Newfoundland & Labrador}}</ref> In the 1880s, the proliferation of shebeens was a hot topic, pitting temperance advocates against those who considered the shebeens harmless fun.

On January 5, 1888, the ''[[Twillingate Sun]]'' reported: "A policeman entered a shebeen and found a number of persons drinking. A panic ensued, and there was a general stampede. The transgressor of the law, on being brought before the magistrate, pleaded that he was merely entertaining a few friends. The Judge duly remarked he thought it a strange way to entertain friends, when the said friends tried to hide themselves and their drinking utensils away, on the approach of a constable."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Twillingate Sun 1889 January - February |url=http://ngb.chebucto.org/Newspaper-Obits/twil-sun-1889-jan-feb.shtml |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=Newfoundland Grand Banks}}</ref>

In April 1898, the Chief Steward of the S.S. ''Bruce'' raged in response to a ''[[St. John's Evening Telegram]]'' story querying whether his ship was "a floating shebeen".{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}