Nicholas Devereux Distillery – Wexford

[Good Whiskey Hunting]

Sadly i can't find any photo's but this is from The Irish Whiskey Trail archive.


The entrance still exists and has recently been renovated.it has casa rio over it. Rio which refers to the river that flows near it which would also have been used in the distillery. Casa Rio translates as River House

I have read that Casa Rio refers to the Pierces' HQ in Argentina.
I believe that it was named that in the Devereuxs time too so this may be questionable. I hope to come up with answers in time.


http://www.irelandwhiskeytrail.com/?pg= ... xford.php#

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I recently came across a small bottle which was used for medicine.

Thank you Eamonn Roche for the photos.

The front and back of the bottle have labels from a full size bottle I believe.

I'm going to check with Kilbeggan to see if they have anything for the Loche's archive since Nicholas Devereux's granddaughter was married to Loche's son.

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If you see a photo of a old advert both of the labels shown above are on the front of the bottle.

Here's a photo of a print got at an auction. I had never seen this picture before either.

I also got this interesting box from Nigel Hamilton which was previously use to store candles.

The box is only suitable for a 1/2 bottle and has Bishop's Water Distillery in large lettering.

I attach a photo of an advert from The Whiskey Trail because my one is in too bad of condition to use.

[charleymcguffin]

One of the few items remaining from the Bishops water distillery beside the arch on the Distillery road is Distillery house on Distillery Lane off Devereux Villas which would have been on the high end of the distillery site....
see link http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/s ... =15504001#

The many malt houses of Wexford are also recorded on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage site.

[charleymcguffin]

I'm going to check with Kilbeggan to see if they have anything for the Locke's archive since Nicholas Devereux's granddaughter was married to Locke's son.[/quote]
John Locke died in 1849. His son married into one of the wealthiest and most powerful Wexford Catholic families, the Devereuxs. The father of his bride Mary Anne, ran the Bishop’s Water Distillery . The following passage from the book..Whiskey Women: The Untold Story of how Women Saved Bourbon, Scotch, and Irish Whiskey by Fred Minnick

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That's a great find Charlie. I read that she was the distillery manager until her sons took over but this shines a whole new light on her.