A Tour of Murphy’s Brewery, Cork City, Ireland 1981

The Lady’s Well brewery has provided work and stout to Cork since 1856.
Murphy’s Brewery was founded by Victorian entrepreneur and gentleman James Jeremiah Murphy in 1856, the Lady’s Well brewery on Leitrim Street in Cork City.
Paddy Barrett walks two miles across the city every Thursday to collect his pension from Murphy’s Brewery. He was ten years old when he started work in here as an office boy in 1904. Two years later the Cork company marked fifty years in business. Paddy Barrett earned eight shillings a week, and prices in pubs were very different back then.
A pint was twopence, and a pint of stout was twopence ha’penny.
There was a free tap for brewery employees in those days, but it was discontinued during the war years when beer was rationed.
History lives on in the old part of the brewery, where coal is still used to boil the wort for brewing stout, and Mash Loft foreman Christy Murphy operates equipment from another era.
Doing things the traditional way.
In contrast, the modern extension of the factory is mechanised and automated. No longer a family business, it is an expanding enterprise part owned by the workers.
Facing the Eighties with old skills and new technology.
This report for ‘Ireland’s Eye’ was broadcast on 27 March 1981. The reporter is Pat Butler.

[@gregnason4427]

Paddy barrett is a fit 87 year old ❤

[@jamiehinch9239]

All my grand uncles worked there, they lived in Blackpooll.

[@mna2343]

I'm romanian, and it's odd that I got very emotional watching this clip! There is something special about Ireland. I dream that some day I will move there. Much love from Romania!

[@paulie-Gualtieri.]

Muslims and Africans, plus the woke leftist government, are destroying Ireland.

[@jamesbradshaw3389]

You will be welcome with open arms and we will celebrate with a pint of Murphy's stout when you arrive. Keep well new friend

[@mna2343]

Thank you, good sir! And if you ever planing a trip to Romania we will recive you with pleasure and joy. Because we care more about foreigners then us! 😅

[@paulie-Gualtieri.]

@johnbalance3989 Yes we know you love Africans and Muslim men john

[@jamesbradshaw3389]

Years ago if you were ill and in hospital, you would be given a large bottle of Guinness or Murphys stout each day, the doctors and nurses swore by it, it was good medicine, people who not got out of bed or had not spoken for months made miraculous recoveries after receiving their first pint, they would be up and walking around sometimes dancing and singing songs and talking to each other in no time, but sadly those people who had made complete recovery back to go9od heath, sudden relapses as soon as they were about to be discharged from their hospital bed, it has been known for people to have stayed in hospital for over 50b years, drinking Guinness and Murphys stout and looking a picture of the very best of good health. In later years the goverements=of Ireland and the UK wised up and decided no more drinking in hospitals, you had to find other ways of getting better

[@mna2343]

That's a sad story! 😞

[@jamesbradshaw3389]

@@mna2343 I fully agree, It is very sad that the health service is no longer supplying alcohol to the ill people in hospital, Guinness and Murphy's stout is good for you they say full of vitamins, irons and it makes you happy and gives you dreams

[@fiddlejohn9305]

And now I’m thirsty for a pint of Murphys. It’s your fault CR!

[@jamesbradshaw3389]

I fully agree with you, we should all be given a free case of Murphy's delivered to our front door and free of charge for having to suffer from the lack of drink

[@liamodriscoll3739]

MURPHYS BREWERY BUILDING IS STILL THERE BUT THE BIG CHIMNEY SHAFT WAS REMOVED SOME TIME AGO THE DUTCH BREWERS HEINEKEN NOW RUN WHAT WAS MURPHYS BREWERY AND THEY STILL BREW MURPHYS STOUT AS WELL AS HEINEKEN ETC ❤

[@michaelstaunton1632]

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[@jamesbradshaw3389]

@pauliegualtieri1282 stated that it is Ireland for the Irish, that is not fair, it is very upsetting to rear something like this what about my friends and me, where can we go, and not say what Oliver said, hell or to Connacht. I recall people saying to the poor Irish emigrants in other countries, No Dogs, No Blacks & No Irish, that must have hurt deep down into the souls of those poor people also the poor dogs who had witness, hear and copy with those wicked situations

[@GhastlyCretin]

The difference there is that the Irish went to places like New York and worked liked dogs. Received no hand outs or preferential treatment over the people who already lived there. They also assimilated and became American very quickly. So your comparison is absolute nonsense I'm afraid.

[@jamesbradshaw3389]

@@GhastlyCretin So the Irish get no helping hand when in need from the Irish government, So no Irish get helping a hand from the British government, from the USA, Aus, the irish get no handout when living and working in EU countries etc. I know of a few normal healthy people who are Irish, they live in Ireland and they have not worked for years and get very good handouts, You say what I said is nonsense, II would like to hear your reply.

[@jamesbradshaw3389]

@pauliegualtieri1282 stated that it is Ireland for the Irish, that is not fair, what about my friends and me, where can we go, and not say what Oliver said, hell or to Connacht

[@martinwalsh3228]

Taken shortly after by Heineken.

[@declantwomey7525]

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[@finolaomurchu8217]

Declant🤣☘️👍

[@paulie-Gualtieri.]

Ireland for the Irish

[@jamesbradshaw3389]

That is not fair, and what about me

[@davidr5964]

Your ma is out riding foreigners every weekend, go way outta that.