James was born in 1825 to Jeremiah James Murphy and Catherine Bullen. He was baptised on 13 Nov 1825 In 1854 with his brothers he founded the firm of James J Murphy & Co, Lady’s Well Brewery, Heineken from 1980s; lived Bellevue, Passage West Co Cork.
James J. was the senior partner along with his four other brothers. It was James who guided to the brewery to success in its first forty years and he saw its output grow to 100,000 barrels before his death in 1897. James J. through his life had a keen interest in sport, rowing, sailing and GAA being foremost. He was a supporter of the Cork Harbour Rowing Club and the Royal Cork Yacht Club and the Cork County Board of the GAA. James J. philanthropic efforts were also well known in the city supporting hospitals, orphanages and general relief of distress in the city so much so on his death being described as a ‘prince in the charitable world’.
He passed away on 26 Oct 1897.
dob estimated from stated age at death.
ThePeerage.com which lists his second name as Ignatius which seems to be wrong due to Refs 2 & 3 which have Jeremiah.
1. Marriage: given on www.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/ for Jacobam Murphy and Ellenam Gallway in 1852, Record Identifier CR-RC-MA-44027.
2. ALSO: Blackall, H., Galweys of Munster, Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society, Vol. LXXIII No. 218 (July-Dec 1968) p. 167 but he gives the date as 5 Jun 1852.
3. Death: Entry No 142 of the 1897 Register for district of Carrigaline No 2, Co Cork, Ireland, aged 72.
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