Richard Guinness

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Richard Guinness arrived in Celbridge in 1722 and was employed as a land steward by Archbishop Arthur Price of Oakley Park estate. One of his duties was to supervise the brewing ...

Dr. Price’s steward at Oakley Park was Richard Guinness, who was acclaimed for his brewing talents. It was Richard’s son, Arthur, who went on to establish the ...

In 1842 a lease of the lands at Deepwell was awarded by the Hon. Sydney Herbert to Richard Guinness Esq., who occupied the house for some years.

Also in the gardens are hop plants, decendants of plants introduced in the 1740's by the Archbishop's Landsteward Richard Guinness. Richard's son Arthur helped to grow the hops and ...