Cairnes Ltd Rectangular Tin

Cairnes Ltd tin tray dating from the 1950s. The origins of the Castlebellingham in County Louth date back to 1772. In 1828, William Cairnes, who was related in marriage to the Woolsey's who owned the Bellingham Brewery, founded the brewery in Marsh Lane, Drogheda. In 1890, the interests of the two breweries were combined and a new Company was registered as the Castlebellingham & Drogheda Breweries Ltd to acquire John Woolsey & Co. Ltd Castlebellingham Brewery and William Cairnes & Sons Drogheda Brewery. The two breweries continued to operate separately each supplying its own customers both in Ireland and abroad. The Castlebellingham Brewery ceased brewing in 1923. The Company name was simplified to Cairnes Ltd in 1933. The business was acquired by Arthur Guinness, Son & Co. Ltd, in 1959 and was closed.