 Complete the following phrase:  The latter half of the nineteenth century saw the population of Dundalk increase by 30 despite the population of Ireland as a whole dropping in the same period as the towns industries thrived prior to the partition of Ireland. The Malcolm Brown  Co. Dundalk Distillery was established c.1780 at Roden Place and operated successfully throughout the 19th century. Brewing was also a key industry in the town, with eight breweries in operation by the end of the 1830s. The 