Cassidy's Brewery and Distillery

In 1784 Monasterevin Distillery was opened by Mr. John Cassidy. A hundred years later, in 1884 the distillery was making 250,000 gallons of whiskey a year.  

The Cassidy whiskey was the best whiskey in the country. 

Some of it was exported to London. A brewery for making beer was opened in 1860. Cassidy's Distillery and Brewery closed in 1934. The Cassidy Family lived in Monasterevin House. They were friendly with Gerard Manley Hopkins. He stayed with them when he visited Monasterevin.