Arthur Guinness Day - September 23rd

Wed, Sep 1st 2010, 09:12 PM

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Kingston, Jamaica:
In 1759 it started with a dream.  251 years later, it continues with a
worldwide celebration for a man that would make that dream a reality,
Arthur Guinness.

Making the most of a £100 inheritance from his Godfather, the
34 year old Arthur employed shrewd business acumen to secure a 9,000
year lease on the property that would become the site of the first
Guinness brewery.  The four acre property at St. James Gate in Dublin
Ireland is still home to Guinness.

Two years after laying the foundation to what would become the

internationally recognized Guinness empire, Arthur set his sights on
family... 

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