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Not quite ready with my second set of delicious numbers about Irish breweries. To help you through this difficult waiting period, here's another table. Not numbers this time, I'm afraid. A table of words.
Here you go:
Irish Breweries in 1920 Name location date founded Guinness Dublin 1759 Beamish and Crawford, The Cork Brewery Cork 1751 Thomas R. Caffrey, The Mountain Brewery Belfast about 1900 Castlebellingham and Drogheda Brewery Co., Ltd. Castlebellingham early 18th C Castlebellingham and Drogheda Brewery Co., Ltd. Drogheda 1825 Cherry Bros., Creywell Brewery New Ross 1830 John D'Arcy and Sons Ltd, The Anchor Brewery Dublin 1740 Davis Strangman and Co, Ltd. Waterford late 18th C Deasy and Co., Ltd. Clonakilty about 1800 W.J. Downes and Co., Ltd Enniskillin P. and H. Egan, Ltd. Tullamore 1852 The Great Northern Brewery Co., Ltd. Dundalk 1897 Patrick Kiely and Sons, St. Stephen's Brewery Waterford about 1800 George H. Lett, Mill Park Brewery Enniscorthy 1810 Macardle, Moore and Co., Ltd. Dundalk late 18th C McConnell's Brewery, Ltd. Belfast about 1900 The Mountjoy Brewery Co., Ltd. Dublin 1852 Thomas Murphy and Co., Ltd. Clonmel 1798 James J. Murphy and Co., Ltd., Lady's Well Brewery Cork 1856 Robert Perry and Son, Ltd. Rathdowney about 1800 E. Smithwick and Sons, Ltd., The St. Francis Abbey Brewery Kilkenny 1710 The St. James' Street Brewery Kilkenny 1702 Watkins, Jameson, Pim and Co., Ltd. Dublin 1736 Wickham and Co. Wexford about 1800 Source: Modern Irish Trade and Industry by Riordan, Edward J. and O'Brien, George Augustine Thomas, 1920. ISBN: 9781120007209, pages 159 - 160.
See how there were only three breweries left in Dublin. Compare that with the situation in 1850:
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[TD="class: xl34, width: 562, colspan: 4"]Dublin breweries in 1850[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl27"]Name[/TD]
[TD="class: xl24"]address[/TD]
[TD="class: xl24"]town[/TD]
[TD="class: xl26"]county[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl25"]Elizabeth Alley, Sons and Co.[/TD]
[TD="class: xl28"]57, 58 and 59 Townsend street[/TD]
[TD="class: xl28"]Dublin[/TD]
[TD="class: xl29"]Dublin[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl25"]Brennan and Price[/TD]
[TD="class: xl28"]Watling Street[/TD]
[TD="class: xl28"]Dublin[/TD]
[TD="class: xl29"]Dublin[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl25"]William Collins[/TD]
[TD="class: xl28"]24 James's street[/TD]
[TD="class: xl28"]Dublin[/TD]
[TD="class: xl29"]Dublin[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl25"]John D'Arcy and Co.[/TD]
[TD="class: xl28"]8 Usher street[/TD]
[TD="class: xl28"]Dublin[/TD]
[TD="class: xl29"]Dublin[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl25"]John Fitzpatrick[/TD]
[TD="class: xl28"]Usher street[/TD]
[TD="class: xl28"]Dublin[/TD]
[TD="class: xl29"]Dublin[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl25"]A. Guinness Sons and Co.[/TD]
[TD="class: xl28"]83 James's gate[/TD]
[TD="class: xl28"]Dublin[/TD]
[TD="class: xl29"]Dublin[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl25"]Jameson, Pim and Co.[/TD]
[TD="class: xl28"]28 Anne street north[/TD]
[TD="class: xl28"]Dublin[/TD]
[TD="class: xl29"]Dublin[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl25"]Manders and Powell[/TD]
[TD="class: xl28"]113 James's street[/TD]
[TD="class: xl28"]Dublin[/TD]
[TD="class: xl29"]Dublin[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl25"]George O'Brien[/TD]
[TD="class: xl28"]11 Brabazon row[/TD]
[TD="class: xl28"]Dublin[/TD]
[TD="class: xl29"]Dublin[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl25"]Thomas O'Neill[/TD]
[TD="class: xl28"]111 Cork street[/TD]
[TD="class: xl28"]Dublin[/TD]
[TD="class: xl29"]Dublin[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl25"]John Plunket[/TD]
[TD="class: xl28"]15 & 16 portland street west[/TD]
[TD="class: xl28"]Dublin[/TD]
[TD="class: xl29"]Dublin[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl25"]John Purser[/TD]
[TD="class: xl28"]21 Mercer street[/TD]
[TD="class: xl28"]Dublin[/TD]
[TD="class: xl29"]Dublin[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl25"]Richard Read[/TD]
[TD="class: xl28"]21 Ardee street[/TD]
[TD="class: xl28"]Dublin[/TD]
[TD="class: xl29"]Dublin[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl25"]Thomas F. Read[/TD]
[TD="class: xl28"]21 Ardee street[/TD]
[TD="class: xl28"]Dublin[/TD]
[TD="class: xl29"]Dublin[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl25"]Patrick & J. Sweetman[/TD]
[TD="class: xl28"]23 & 24 Francis street[/TD]
[TD="class: xl28"]Dublin[/TD]
[TD="class: xl29"]Dublin[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl25"]Andrew Thunder[/TD]
[TD="class: xl28"]14, 15, 16 & 17 Church street, new[/TD]
[TD="class: xl28"]Dublin[/TD]
[TD="class: xl29"]Dublin[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl25"]F. White[/TD]
[TD="class: xl28"]2 Hanover street, east[/TD]
[TD="class: xl28"]Dublin[/TD]
[TD="class: xl29"]Dublin[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl25"]James G. Wilson[/TD]
[TD="class: xl28"]22 Brown street, south[/TD]
[TD="class: xl28"]Dublin[/TD]
[TD="class: xl29"]Dublin[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl25"]R. and J. Watkins[/TD]
[TD="class: xl28"]10,11 & 22 Ardee street[/TD]
[TD="class: xl28"]Dublin[/TD]
[TD="class: xl29"]Dublin[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl25"]William Cunningham[/TD]
[TD="class: xl28"]6 Church street, new[/TD]
[TD="class: xl28"]Dublin[/TD]
[TD="class: xl29"]Dublin[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl25"]James Moran[/TD]
[TD="class: xl28"]15 Cumberland street, south[/TD]
[TD="class: xl28"]Dublin[/TD]
[TD="class: xl29"]Dublin[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl25"]R. and J. Watkins[/TD]
[TD="class: xl28"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl28"]Bray[/TD]
[TD="class: xl29"]Dublin[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl25"]Joseph Kiernan[/TD]
[TD="class: xl28"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl28"]Skerries[/TD]
[TD="class: xl29"]Dublin[/TD]
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[TD="class: xl37, colspan: 4"]Source:[/TD]
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