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Old Meath Breweries

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  • 13-01-2013 10:02pm
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    blueshed
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    looking for some help and advice. being told that there use to be breweries in Trim and Kells many years ago.

    would anybody here know anything about them or point me in the right direction.


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    INCONFIDENCE
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    The Brewery in Kells was the Regal Brewery which was Ireland's first Lager Brewery . It was on the site of Oliver Ushers Auction rooms behind the Headfort Arms Hotel. Oliver Usher and his wife Aideen are 2 of the most approachable people in Kells. He is very interested in history and no doubt will want to discuss the brewery with anyone who is interested. Be careful he is interesting so it will take up a bit of your time and if you see the chess board watch out he may want a game.As Oliver does not waste money parts of the room still look like they did 100 years ago. He will probably know about a brewery in Trim , which is a first for me although I did hear about a house of ill repute above a coffee shop in the 1950's .


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    Son0vagun
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    There's a brewery hill in navan, but I can not find info on wether there was a brewery on the hill.


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    Stroke Politics
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    Son0vagun wrote: »
    There's a brewery hill in navan, but I can not find info on wether there was a brewery on the hill.

    You're probably thinking of Brew's Hill, which leads out of the town to the hospital. I don't think there was ever a brewery there, looking at Navan Historical Society's website there no mention of any brewery in the area at all. It does say that there was a brewery on Bakery Lane, a small laneway still there today leading from the Fair Green to Trimgate Street, but it doesn't give any details about who ran it or how long it lasted....


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    newmug
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    Never heard of a brewery in Trim, but there definately was a bottling plant. It was owned and operated by J&E Smith. They bottled minerals and alcohol AFAIK. It was there where Xtra vision is now. Before Xtra vision, there was a centra, also owned by Smiths. They're still around, you might find something on facebook about Smiths Centra.

    As for brewery hill in Navan, are you sure thats not Brews Hill?


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    Meathlass
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    Why not pop into the library in Navan? They have an excellent local studies room. Even better would be to ring them in advance so they can have some sources ready for you.


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    vincit qui se vincit
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    There's a chapter about breweries, taverns, cellers and the wine trade in sixteenth-century Meath in this book, a copy of which should be in the Local Studies section of the library in Navan.

    From memory, yes there was at least one brewery in Trim at that time.


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    Son0vagun
    Registered Users Posts: 1,297 ✭✭✭Son0vagun


    Boyne Valley Brewery have just gained a licence to brew and distribute beer. They will be based in Trim. There was a piece on them in the Chonical. Great to see.


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