[3] However, it was also exported, and is said to have been a sold to the British House of Commons, a fact proudly noted on their labels.

[3] However, a newspaper advertisement from 1841 reports that a distillery "lately occupied and worked" by Messrs. James and Patrick Joyce was to be sold on 4 February 1841.

[7] However, a newspaper article from the era reports that the distillery was to be sold by private contract in February 1841.

[7] Initially the Persses converted the distillery to a woollen mill, which was known for producing excellent friezes.

[7] Barnard noted that at the time of his visit Nun's Island was the sole distillery operating in Connacht, and had an output of about 400,000 gallons per annum.

[7] Like many other Irish distilleries, Nun's Island encountered financial difficulties during the early part of the 20th Century, is thought to have closed shortly before World War I.