Arthur Guinness died on this date in 1803
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
United States
January 23, 2017 6:56pm CST
Arthur Guinness, the founder of the original Guinness Brewery, died on January 23rd in 1803.
According to wikipedia, he was bequeathed 100 pounds from his godfather's will and invested that money. Not sure if that means he "invested" it in the very first brewery in leixlip, or if he let it accrue a bit before using it to open the first brewery.
More can be said about him, and his purported ancestry roots here :
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search This article is about an Irish brewer. For other uses, see Arthur Guinness (disambiguation). Arthur Guinness Born 28 September 1725 Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland Died 23 January, 1803 (
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
24 Jan 17
I wouldn't say that exactly. I'm sure not every Irishman (or woman) likes Guinness, even if it is a bit of a national emblem.
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
24 Jan 17
@ScribbledAdNauseum Perhaps we should ask @Fiacre. He'd know.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
24 Jan 17
@DWDavis Probably so. There's another Irish lady I believe that floats around here from time to time.
Have you heard there's a Guinness Chocolate apparently as well?
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@Poppylicious (11134)
• United Kingdom
24 Jan 17
I tried Guinness once. I wasn't keen. :)
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
24 Jan 17
I've yet to try it. A friend of mine has and she says I'd probably not like it too much. I'll have to break down and try it once.
@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
24 Jan 17
I hope they have a good memory of him.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
24 Jan 17
I'm sure the brewery does something special to commemorate him.
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
24 Jan 17
I am sure a good Irishmen are hoisting a few in his memory.
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