484 THE BREWING INDUSTRY IN IRELAND. 



measuring 151 feet by 140, and is six storeys high. It contains four malt 

 floors, and two barley granaries, two large mills, both of which are connected 

 with the malt depot, and which hold many thousand bushels. The steeps 

 are capable of containing 200 barrels at one time. The firm do a large local 

 business, and export large quantities to the South of England and 

 Wales. 



The second brewery in Waterford is St. Stephen's Brewery, which is 

 owned by Messrs. Patrick Keily and Sons, and which is one of the oldest 

 concerns in the trade in the South of Ireland. The business was originally 

 founded over a century ago by Messrs. Condon Brothers, and remained in 

 the possession of that firm until 1858, when the property was acquired by 

 Mr. Patrick Keily, and it has since come into the possession of his grandsons, 

 who trade under the name of Patrick Keily and Sons. The site of the 

 premises is full of historic interest, having been at one time occupied by the 

 ancient church of Saint Stephen, which suggested the title of the brewery, 

 and visitors are still shown portions of the old graveyard, whilst a building 

 now used as stores and stables was formerly an hospital for lepers in the reign 

 of King John. The ground area occupied by the brewery and makings is 

 about three acres in extent, and the arrangements throughout are of the 

 most modern type, the plant being one of twenty quarters capacity. A 

 splendid supply of the purest water is obtained from three fine old wells in 

 the grounds, from which it is forced by powerful pumps to all parts of the 

 brewery. Besides its trade m the South of Ireland and in Belfast the firm 

 do an extensive export business to the South of England. 



The St. Bridgid's Well Brewery, Dungarvan, once one of the most flourish- 

 ing breweries in the South of Ireland, in later years 

 Dungaryan. fell off from its high estate through various causes, 



and ran the risk of collapsing, when the ground 

 landlord, the Marquis of Waterford, was approached by Sir Owen Slacke, 

 C.B., and the late F. Weldon Walshe, Esq., J.P., who pointed out that the 

 closing of the brewery would throw many people out of employment, and 

 remove the only industry surviving in the town. His Lordship generously 

 responded, and spent thousands of pounds in overhauling and remodelling 

 the buildings, getting new plant, steam engines, boilers, etc., and practically 

 transforming the old establishment into a new brew^ery. The malt house, 

 which had not been used for many years, was brought into good 

 condition, and the necessary details attended to, so that now 

 thousands of barrels of fine locally-grown barley pass annually 

 over its floors and are made into malt for porter and ale. A very 

 extensive bottling trade is also carried on, and bottled stouts and ales are 

 turned out in large quantities. A new mineral water plant has lately been 

 added, fitted with two of Barrett and Foster's engines, so that now this 

 brewery is extremely well equipped. Everything is done to encourage 

 local trade and give employment ; there is a fine cooperage from which the 

 casks are turned out, and all the corks used in the bottling business are 

 cut on the premises. Thus it will be seen that this brewery deserves all the 

 support it so generously receives, for, not only does it benefit the local 

 trader and the labourer, but is also of immense benefit to the surrounding 

 farmers whose barley it purchases readily, thereby providing an easy, con- 

 venient, and certain market. 



The Monasterevan Brewery was established by the late Mr. Cassidy in 



