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Dubliners love a good secret tunnel, and there's dozens beneath our ancient city. Builders excavating on Thomas Street unearthed a forgotten network of tunnels from the days of the old Roe’s whiskey distillery, which closed in 1926.
Archaeologists initially found a layer of stratified soot, then more evidence of large furnaces. Then they discovered a subterranean complex of tunnels, three meters high and one and half meter wide. Some of these ingenious shafts were used to move heated air from the furnaces, at an uphill angle, toward the old distillery grain stores.
The original humble whiskey producer grew exponentially during the 19th century. At its peak of operation, the warehouses alone held 23,000 casks, which is over a million gallons of whiskey. Archaeologists believe the complete tunnel network could extend across seventeen acres, all the way down to the Liffey!
Roe’s original entrance was almost directly opposite Guinness’s.They competed for the hearts, as well as the mouths of Dubliners. When the stout superstar helped pay for the restoration of St. Patrick’s cathedral, Roe’s donated £250,000 for the improvement of Christ Church cathedral.
The archaeologists' survey also found evidence of cooperage; the dying craft of hand-making barrels. As the largest distillery complex in the world at that time, Roe’s also hosted stables and sixteen massive fermenting vats.
The Dublin Time Machine has previously visited the magnificent 150-foot tall smock windmill on the site, called St Patrick’s Tower. Incredibly, the massive structure survived Roes's downfall, albeit without its sails. Several historic and economic events signed the death warrant of Roes whiskey.
The War of Independence was hugely disruptive to staffing, production, and distribution. Likewise, exports to the states were hammered by Prohibition in America. The final coffin nail was a market flooded with cheap blended scotch. Guinness now has some of its offices and car park over the site of Roe’s Whiskey Distillery.
Of course, the Guinness brewery has extensive tunnels of its own. One which is sometimes open to visitors runs beneath James Street, connecting the brewery sites on either side of the road.
The 19th-century brick-lined tunnel has an extremely modern feeling elliptical-vaulted ceiling. In addition to personal, it also transported porter lines from their vat houses down to the racking shed. Rumour has it another tunnel, which once carried a light rail system, was not actually blocked up and is still used either to house an emergency power plant or to cater for high-class executive guests...
As the 2023 Go-Ahead Dublin Club Championships draw to a close, a big thank you has to go to all of our stewards at Parnell Park who turn up in rain or shine to ensure our games can take place.
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In 1959, Willie moved to Australia. He made this journey by boat, which was took 6 weeks and he has since built his life in Australia with his family 🇦🇺.