The Dodderbank Distillery was owned by the Haig family.
[1] It was founded in 1795 by Robert Haig (1764-1834), whose sister had married John Jameson.
[2] By 1802 it was one of the largest distilleries in Dublin.
[2] The distillery was forced to close by the Revenue Commissioners, and was then bought by Aeneas Coffey, who ran it until the 1840s.
[1] The site was then purchased by a builder who built housing along Newbridge Avenue.