Patrick Moore & Sons, Victuallers
Patrick Moore & Sons were a family run victuallers who supplied meat to many local people and businesses in the towns of Edenderry, County Offaly and Rathangan, County Kildare and many smaller towns in the surrounding area.
Pattersons & Co. Ltd. traded at the Old Established House, J.K.L Street, Edenderry and consisted of a public house, a general provisions shop and an undertakers.
Irish Mist Liqueur Company Ltd.
The company Savermo (Eire) Ltd. was found in 1947 due to falling whiskey sales and the production of Irish Mist started. The recipe was claimed to be the 1000 years old ‘Heather Wine’ from the time of the Irish Clan fights. It contains the blending and ageing process of four aged Whiskeys, heather honey and herbs.
In 1950 the name of the company changed to Irish Mist Liqueur Company Ltd.. William G. Jaffray was director and general manager - D. E. Williams managing director under the head of the Williams Group. E. P. Spollen was leading the marketing division.
The Irish Mist figurine was substantial for its marketing campaign and represented an Irish Hussar in the army of Empress Therese of Austria, ca. 1750.
The liqueur was sold on the home trade and from the 1960s also on an export basis. With the US importer and distributor Heublein Inc. Irish Mist gained a place on the American market from the year 1963 onwards.
In 1985 the Williams Group sold the Irish Mist Liqueur Company to the Cantrell & Cochrane Group (C & C) based in Clonmel, Tipperary.
Royal Irish Liqueur Company Ltd.
After the incorporation of the company in 1968 , five years were spend with product and consumer research. The products came out in 1973 including the flavours Coffee, Citron, Chocolate Mint and Cream Mint. In the following years the liqueurs Creme de Menthe, Chocolate and Advocat were added to the range.
The export market was the focus of the company.
F. A. Waller & Co. Ltd., Banagher
Together with D. E. Williams Ltd. modern malting plants in Banagher were build in the 1950s. The Midlands Malting Co. Ltd. was incorporated in 1968.
The company Williams-Waller Ltd. was stablished as seed fertiliser and grain merchants in 1975 in corporation with D. E. Williams Ltd..
Naval and War Pensions Committee
The Naval and War Pensions Committee was set up in 1917 to administer national provisions for war pensions for the thousands of Irishmen who fought in the First World War. At local level there was for instance the Banagher Local War Pensions Committee.
Banagher Local War Pensions Committee
The Banagher Local War Pensions Committee was established under the national Naval and War Pensions Committee.