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A Family of brewers.  In 1756 Arthur Guinness (1725-1803) established a brewery in Leixlip, County Kildare, which he moved to Dublin in 1759. The business grew under his son Arthur (1767-1855) and grandson Benjamin (1798-1868), who developed export markets in the United States and Europe. Sir Benjamin’s sons, Arthur Edward (1840-1915), First Baron Ardilaun, and Edward Cecil (1847-1927), [...]

Workmen repairing a roof with a blow torch sparked a major blaze at the Guinness Brewery in Dublin. But it was quickly under control and minimal damage occurred. As part of your tour of Ireland why not visit the iconoc brewery and learn how the famous black stuff is made. Try a pint…or six ……and taste Ireland [...]