Subseries 6 - Correspondence and Reports

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IE OH OHS2/BDAL/1/6

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Correspondence and Reports

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  • 1984 (Creation)
  • 1932-1969 (Creation)

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(1903-1997)

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Captain Bernard Daly took over Tullamore Distillery in 1887. Daniel E. Williams (1848­–1921) who had joined the distillery in 1864 as an engineer, was promoted by Daly to General Manager of the Distillery in 1885. The distillery grew in strength and in 1903 was incorporated into the company B. Daly & Co., Ltd. The most famous brand produced was the whiskey, Tullamore DEW. Captain Daly held a portion of the shares in B. Daly & Co. Ltd., and the Williams family held the remainder. D. E. Williams died in 1921 and the business was taken over by his son, Captain John Williams. In 1931, Captain Daly resigned as director of the board and the Williams family acquired all shares in the company. In response to falling whiskey sales in the 1940s, an associate company, The Irish Mist Liqueur Co. Ltd was formed in 1948 to bring a new product to the market. In 1952, the brand name Tullamore DEW was sold to Irish Distillers Ltd, and B. Daly & Co. Ltd ceased distilling and diversified into chicken production.

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Files of correspondence, analysis and reports:

Whiskey & Spirit Clearances (1952-1954)
Whiskey Laboratory Reports (1954-1956)
'Definition of Irish Whiskey' Correspondence (1948-1958)
Report on Survey of Distillery (1961)
Report on Survey of the Distilling Plant and associated correspondence (1963)
Reports on patent whiskey production process (1951-1954)
Detailed report on distillery premises (related maps and drawings in BDAL/1/8) (1966-1969)
Department of Agriculture correspondence (1937-1938)
Certificates of authorisation for staff to act in the removal and exportation of goods under bond (1932, 1941)
Distillery Industry - Memorandum to Department of Finance - Irish Pot Still Distiller's Association, research articles (1953)
General Entry Book (1947 - 1955), including Irish Mist (1960, 1984)
Memorandum and New Articles of Association (1955)

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