The spire of the Pearse Lyons Whiskey Distillery rises above the Liberties as a glass cone perched atop the stone tower of the former Saint James Church. This building functioned as a place of worship for over two centuries before falling…
Liberties Brewing and Whiskey
Dublin's historic Southwest is built on the legacies of legendary brewers and distillers who shaped the city's working-class character. This self-guided walk leads you past the red-brick homes of Guinness workers, soaring industrial chimneys, and the pioneering distilleries bringing craft spirits back to the Liberties.
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1. Pearse Lyons Whiskey Distillery
2. Guinness Storehouse
The Guinness Storehouse dominates the skyline with its massive, seven-story atrium shaped like a giant pint glass. Arthur Guinness signed a nine-thousand-year lease on this site in seventeen fifty-nine for an annual rent of forty-five…
3. Roe & Co Distillery
The brick facade of the Roe and Company Distillery wears a distinct, towering chimney that once signaled the pulse of Dublin's industrial Golden Age. George Roe built his whiskey empire here in the nineteenth century, growing it into the…
4. Arthur Guinness Dwelling House
The Arthur Guinness Dwelling House on James’s Street features a narrow, three-story brick facade that stands out for its modest scale compared to the massive brewery buildings nearby. Arthur Guinness lived here in the seventeen sixties…
5. St Patrick's Tower at The Digital Hub
St Patrick’s Tower stands as the tallest smock windmill in Europe, its tapering stone structure rising high above the surrounding Dublin rooftops. Originally part of Roe’s Distillery, this tower once powered the massive grain-crushing…
6. Teeling Whiskey Distillery
The copper pot stills gleaming behind the glass wall belong to the first new whiskey distillery to open in Dublin for one hundred and twenty-five years. John Teeling founded the company in two thousand twelve, returning production to the…
7. The Dublin Liberties Distillery
The Dublin Liberties Distillery occupies a renovated nineteenth-century stone mill that once functioned as a hub for the local grain trade. Its most distinct feature is the sheer scale of the limestone facade, which incorporates massive,…
8. The Iveagh Trust
The Iveagh Trust buildings feature deep red brick walls and distinctive curved gables that mark them out from the surrounding streets. Edward Cecil Guinness built this complex in the late nineteenth century to replace the crumbling…