[5] The distillery was established in 1817 by a business consortium which included members of the Steins, a noted family of distillers from Scotland.
[11] In 1834, the partnership was dissolved, with John Murray, one of the partners assuming control of the company, which subsequently traded under “John Murray & Co.”[12][13] In 1836, Marlfield Whiskey is recorded as selling in Clonmel Market for about 7 shillings a gallon.
[14] By 1838, the distillery then thriving, though output figures are not available, is known to have employed 150 people and consumed nearly 90,000 barrels of malt barley per annum.
[4] However, the business appears to have continued to trade under the name of “John Murray & Co.” In August 1856, it was announced that the distillery was to be dismantled, the materials sold, and the buildings put up for lease.
[19][4] The plant and equipment, which included pumps, two pot stills, a Coffey still, vats, 15 draft horses, and Berkshire breeding sows, were advertised for sale by private contract in August 1856.