Naggin

In Ireland, a naggin is a 200ml bottle of spirits. Spirits are commonly sold in this size in off licences, especially independent shops.

Etymology

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, naggin is a variant of noggin, a word of uncertain origin recorded from the seventeenth century and meaning a small quantity of alcohol, usually one gill. Tomás S. Ó Máille derives it from the Irish naigín, cnaigín, a small wooden pail with a capacity of two glasses.