1851 XIII. App. 505/1 Quinsy Berries. (See Currants.).
1951 (Royal Hort. Soc.) IV. 1733/1 Quinsy Berry, the fruit of the Black Currant, Ribes nigrum.
1960 R. A. Vines 317 Ribes americanum..is also known under the vernacular names of Wild Black Currant and Quinsyberry.