The chronicles of Arthur Guinness, founder of a world‐famous beer: Arthur Guinness was born from humble beginnings on September 24, 1725 in Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland. He inherited 100 pounds in 1752, which is approximately 21,000 U.S. dollars (2019) from his godfather, the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Cashel Arthur Price legacy. Arthur at age 27 used it to set up his own ale small scale brewery in Leixlip, County Kildare. At age 34 his floundering brewing business was moved to the capital of Ireland, Dublin. Arthur found an old dilapidated brewery and was able to sign a 9000‐year lease on December 31, 1759 for four acres at St. James Gate. Note, the lease was voided when the company purchased 50 more acres.
"The Storehouse was originally built by Arthur Guinness and Co Ltd for use as a fermentation house. After a series of adaptations, the building was no longer suitable for modern brewing processes and it closed its doors in 1986. But just over 14 years later, those doors were thrown open again to welcome visitors. The Guinness Storehouse has gone on to become one of the top three attractions of Dublin."
"The harp is the official national emblem of the Republic of Ireland and can be found on the Republic's coinage. However, there is a difference between the Irish government harp and Guinness harp." "The harp, which serves as the Guinness emblem, is based on a famous 14th century Irish harp known as the "O'Neill" or "Brian Boru" harp which is now preserved in the Library of Trinity College Dublin. The harp device has been synonymous with Guinness since 1862 when it was used as a symbol on the first bottle label for GUINNESS®. It was registered as a Guinness company trademark in 1876. It is because of the harp trademark that Guinness named its first lager 'Harp' in 1960."
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