lifestyle Things you probably didn’t know about Jameson Irish Whiskey (9 Photos) By: Chase In: Facts, Food and Drink, Lifestyle Mar 17, 2019 641 Liked! 32 Disliked 0 1 John Jameson, the distillery’s namesake, was actually a Scottish lawyer. He went on to marry Margaret Haig, whose cousins established Dublin’s Bow Street Distillery in 1780 and was introduced to the family business as a general manager. Like this post? 641 Liked! 0