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the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
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Guinness (Family)
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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The name of a family of Irish brewers. The firm was founded by ARTHUR GUINNESS, who about the middle of the 18th century owned a modest brewing-plant at Leixlip, a village on the upper reaches of the river Liffey. In or about 1 759 Arthur Guinness, seeking to extend his trade, purchased a small porter brewery belonging to a Mr Rainsford at St James's Gate, Dublin. By careful attention to the purity of his product, coupled with a shrewd perception of the public taste, he built up a considerable business. But his third son, BENJAMIN LEE
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Guinness (Family)'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​g/guinness-family.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Guinness (Family)'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​g/guinness-family.html. 1910.