Arthur Guinness Arthur Guinness Arthur Guinness (24 September 1725 – 23 January 1803) was an Irish brewer and the founder of the Guinness brewery business and family. He was also an entrepreneur and philanthropist. At 27, in 1752, Guinness's godfather Arthur Price, the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Cashel, bequeathed him £100 in his will. Guinness invested the money and in 1755 had a brewery at Leixlip, just 17 km from Dublin. In 1759, Guinness went to the city and set up his own business. He took a 9,000-year lease on the brewery at St. James's Gate from the descendants of Sir
The Brewery (music venue) years the venue began bringing in many Pop-punk and Emo pop bands such as Cartel, Paramore, Valencia, All Time Low, and Panic! at the Disco. The venue also became a central venue in the metalcore, post-hardcore, and screamo genres during this time, even becoming a home venue to Alesana, He Is Legend, and other Tragic Hero Records bands. In 2011 the plot of land The Brewery stood on was bought by Val Valentine who then gave notice to the venue to vacate as Valentine was not renewing their lease. The Brewery officially closed after its last show on Friday July