Inside the Guinness dynasty and Ireland’s brewing legacy
Arthur Edward Guinness, head of the Guinness family, tells the story of how earlier generations built the world’s largest brewery. Written with Antonia Hart, this Irish history paperback blends family biography, business history and Dublin social history.
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Guinness: A Family Succession
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Inside the Guinness dynasty and Ireland’s brewing legacy
Arthur Edward Guinness, head of the Guinness family, tells the story of how earlier generations built the world’s largest brewery. Written with Antonia Hart, this Irish history paperback blends family biography, business history and Dublin social history.
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THE IRISH TIMES BESTSELLER, NOW IN PAPERBACK.
'A brilliant, entertaining read.' - Irish Times
The head of the Guinness family tells the dramatic true story of how his ancestors created the largest brewery in the world.
Growing up at Farmleigh, the country house outside Dublin, Arthur Edward Guinness – Ned for short – was fascinated by the secrets and legends that surrounded the early generations of his famous family of brewers.
Against the backdrop of epic and convulsive times in Ireland and Britain, he explores the struggles and passions of his ancestors, who went from obscurity in Kildare to the pinnacle of Irish and British society.
More than a family biography, it's a book that positions Guinness and its commercial story against the backdrop of a city.' – Donal Fallon
Ideal for readers who…
- want Irish history rooted in the Guinness family, Dublin and brewing heritage.
- enjoy family biographies that combine business success, social change and generational drama.
- are interested in how Guinness grew from Irish origins into a world-famous brewery.
- like narrative non-fiction about powerful families, inheritance and public influence.
- are buying a paperback gift for readers of Irish history, business history or Dublin stories.
- About The Author
- Arthur Edward Guinness, the 4th Earl of Iveagh, was born in Dublin, raised at Farmleigh, and educated in Ireland and England. Ned is a farmer at Elveden, Suffolk and Co. Meath, Ireland. He is active in the promotion of Guinness beer, the interests of social housing, and community amenities in central Dublin. Antonia Hart is an Irish historian and writer. She is the author of Ghost Signs of Dublin and The Commercial Lives of Irish Women 1850-1922: Business as Usual.
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- ISBN
- 9781785516634
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Scala Publishers, (09 July 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 240
- Weight
- 369 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 188 x 127 mm
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