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Stories of the Four Courts

Sharing the history of the Four Courts, Dublin, Ireland, historical centre of the Irish legal system, through old newspaper stories and images.

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    The Somervilles of Ross House: A Question of Legitimacy, 1905

    The Somervilles of Ross House: A Question of Legitimacy, 1905

    9 Jan 2026
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    Tales from the Dublin Police Court: Lady of the House Prosecuted for Striking Postman with Blunt Implement, 1886

    Tales from the Dublin Police Court: Lady of the House Prosecuted for Striking Postman with Blunt Implement, 1886

    8 Jan 2026
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    The Immediate Surroundings of Gandon’s Original Four Courts, 1798

    The Immediate Surroundings of Gandon’s Original Four Courts, 1798

    7 Jan 2026
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    Recollections of a Very Senior Tipstaff, 1817-1915

    Recollections of a Very Senior Tipstaff, 1817-1915

    6 Jan 2026
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    A Ballad Singer’s Christmas Release, 1857

    A Ballad Singer’s Christmas Release, 1857

    5 Jan 2026
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    A Horse and his Barrister, 1797

    A Horse and his Barrister, 1797

    12 Dec 2025
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    A Public Speaking Manual for the Young Irish Barrister, 1796

    A Public Speaking Manual for the Young Irish Barrister, 1796

    12 Dec 2025
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    Seagulls Go Crazy During the Battle of the Four Courts, 1922

    Seagulls Go Crazy During the Battle of the Four Courts, 1922

    8 Dec 2025
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    Before the King’s Inns, 1539-1802

    Before the King’s Inns, 1539-1802

    24 Nov 2025
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    Jurors Disappointed to Discover First Four Courts’ Telephone Solicitors-Only, 1886

    Jurors Disappointed to Discover First Four Courts’ Telephone Solicitors-Only, 1886

    11 Nov 2025
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    Solicitor Challenges Isaac Butt QC to Duel over Remarks Made in Bigamy Trial, 1846

    Solicitor Challenges Isaac Butt QC to Duel over Remarks Made in Bigamy Trial, 1846

    3 Nov 2025
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    Irish Judges Express Gratitude to Locomotive Inspector’s Wife for Repast at Clonmel Station, 1898

    Irish Judges Express Gratitude to Locomotive Inspector’s Wife for Repast at Clonmel Station, 1898

    22 Oct 2025
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    Irish Bar Offers Free Legal Aid to Under-10 Charged with Stealing Loaf of Bread, 1806

    Irish Bar Offers Free Legal Aid to Under-10 Charged with Stealing Loaf of Bread, 1806

    9 Oct 2025
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    Four Courts Housekeeper Breaks Statue, Falls in Love with Workman Who Helps Mend It, 1889

    Four Courts Housekeeper Breaks Statue, Falls in Love with Workman Who Helps Mend It, 1889

    16 Aug 2025
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    Council Members Object to Re-Upholstering of Barristers’ Benches in Ennis Courthouse, 1949

    Council Members Object to Re-Upholstering of Barristers’ Benches in Ennis Courthouse, 1949

    29 Jul 2025
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    Irish Solicitor Extols the Youthful Handsomeness of Newly Appointed Judge, 1946

    Irish Solicitor Extols the Youthful Handsomeness of Newly Appointed Judge, 1946

    25 Jul 2025
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    From the Irish Bar to the Silver Screen: Movie Star Edward Lexy

    From the Irish Bar to the Silver Screen: Movie Star Edward Lexy

    24 Jul 2025
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    Irish Lawyer On Holiday Mistakes Thief for Old College Chum, Loses Watch, 1907

    Irish Lawyer On Holiday Mistakes Thief for Old College Chum, Loses Watch, 1907

    23 Jul 2025
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    Hurt Feelings After One Irish Judge Outpuns Another, c.1810

    Hurt Feelings After One Irish Judge Outpuns Another, c.1810

    22 Jul 2025
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    A Brother’s Revenge, 1878

    A Brother’s Revenge, 1878

    16 Jul 2025
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    Anyone for Tennis? Irish Solicitor Competes in Davis Cup, 1936

    Anyone for Tennis? Irish Solicitor Competes in Davis Cup, 1936

    15 Jul 2025
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    Some Nineteenth-Century Inhabitants of 167-9 Church Street, Dublin

    Some Nineteenth-Century Inhabitants of 167-9 Church Street, Dublin

    14 Jul 2025
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    Midnight Vocalism Near Monto Lands Barrister in Dublin Police Court, 1887

    Midnight Vocalism Near Monto Lands Barrister in Dublin Police Court, 1887

    9 Jul 2025
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    An Extremely Long-Lived Court Crier, 1909

    An Extremely Long-Lived Court Crier, 1909

    8 Jul 2025
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    Notorious Moneylender Flees Four Courts to Escape Angry Crowd, 1879

    Notorious Moneylender Flees Four Courts to Escape Angry Crowd, 1879

    7 Jul 2025
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    New Irish Barristers, November 1930

    New Irish Barristers, November 1930

    4 Jul 2025
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    ‘Miss Flite’ in Real Life, 1910-1914

    ‘Miss Flite’ in Real Life, 1910-1914

    23 Jun 2025
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    Photographing the Circuits, 1904

    Photographing the Circuits, 1904

    19 Jun 2025
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    Miler’s Sabbath Caresses of the Four Courts Railings, c.1900

    Miler’s Sabbath Caresses of the Four Courts Railings, c.1900

    5 Jun 2025
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    Excitement at the Four Courts for the Bottle Riot Trial, 1823

    Excitement at the Four Courts for the Bottle Riot Trial, 1823

    4 Jun 2025
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    Future Lord Chancellor of Ireland Brings Proceedings Over Allegations Relating to his Prosecution of Robert Emmet, 1812

    3 Jun 2025
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    When a Defence Goes Awry: The Cork Slander Case of 1908-9

    30 May 2025
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    No Cleaning of Streets for Carlow Assizes after ‘Uncalled for’ Judicial Remarks about the Condition of the Town, 1887

    29 May 2025
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    The Man Who Decided the Location of the Four Courts, 1773-1783

    28 May 2025
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    A Police Chase at the Back of the Four Courts, 1893

    27 May 2025
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    Irish Barrister and Politician Daniel O’Connell Successfully Mediates Challenge to Arms between Two Eminent Members of the Irish Bar, 1825

    26 May 2025
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    An Attorney of Chancery Lane, Dublin, c.1820

    23 May 2025
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    A Judge May Fish: The Riverside Exploits of T.C. Kingsmill Moore, 1900-1960

    22 May 2025
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    Taken for a Ride: Distinguished Lawyer Unwittingly Books Hackney Cab Drawn by his own Double-Jobbing Horse, 1856

    21 May 2025
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    Barrister Aggrieved by Judge Deciding in His Favour Without Hearing him, c. 1843

    20 May 2025
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    Curate of St Michan’s Pelted with Vegetables for Alleged ‘Souping’, 1860

    19 May 2025
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    Only Irish Catholic to Practice as Barrister During Penal Laws Undone by his own Free Legal Advice, c.1700

    16 May 2025
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    Catholic Conveyancers, 1700-1800

    15 May 2025
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    Before the Four Courts: The Public Offices on Inns Quay, c. 1780

    14 May 2025
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    All This is Art: The Advocacy Skills of Charles Kendal Bushe, 1805-1822 

    13 May 2025
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    Chief Baron Palles Demands Respect from his Court, 1903

    12 May 2025
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    Barrister Dies of Apoplexy After Visit to Turkish Bath, 1865

    9 May 2025
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    The New Fish and Vegetable Market in Halston Street, 1892

    8 May 2025
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    The Lord Chancellor’s State Coach, 1790-1938

    7 May 2025
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    The Four Courts, as Depicted in Shell’s ‘Everywhere You Go’ Series, 1932

    6 May 2025
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    Enough Light to Pierce an Eye, 1888

    2 May 2025
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    Attorney’s Apprentice Resists Suggestion of Twice-Weekly ‘Searching Examinations,’ 1873

    1 May 2025
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    Anecdotes of a Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, by his Literary Great-Granddaughters, 1932

    30 Apr 2025
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    Best Friend Breakup, 1929

    29 Apr 2025
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    Then and Now: Hammond Lane, 1916 and 2025

    28 Apr 2025
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    An Irish Barrister’s Divorce, 1907

    25 Apr 2025
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    ‘Patrick Whack’ Visits the Four Courts, 1872

    10 Apr 2025
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    The Story of the Brothers Sheares, 1798

    9 Apr 2025
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    Averil Deverell BL and the Bray Intestacy Dispute, 1932

    9 Apr 2025
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    Cashing in the Chips, 1923

    7 Apr 2025
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    The Degeneracy of the Young Irish Bar, 1853

    7 Apr 2025
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    Trinity College Italian Professor Sacked for Illiteracy Sues Colleagues for Defamation, 1856

    4 Apr 2025
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    Judicial Dinner Parties at Fitzwilliam Square, 1850s-1870s

    3 Apr 2025
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    Barrister Sues Solicitor for Alleging that He Acted for a Landlord Evicting a Tenant, 1910

    2 Apr 2025
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    Would-Be Visitor to Eamon De Valera Sets Fire to Padded Cell in Bridewell Garda Station, 1929

    1 Apr 2025
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    The Chief Justice at Bodenstown, 1924

    31 Mar 2025
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    Irish Judge Marries Mistress on Instructions from their Shotgun-Wielding Son, c.1810

    28 Mar 2025
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    A Fox-Hunting Solicitor, c.1925

    27 Mar 2025
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    ‘A Character if There Ever Was One’: Law Library Crier John Campion, 1892-1949

    25 Mar 2025
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    ‘She Drank Something out of a Bottle’: Teenager Charged with Attempted Suicide after Family Row at 7 Inns Quay, 1927

    25 Mar 2025
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    Moral Courage Triumphs as Irish Barrister Risks Career to Successfully Defend Rebel Brother, 1798

    23 Mar 2025
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    Sister Act as Governess Represents Herself in Proceedings for Breach of Promise and Child Support, 1882

    21 Mar 2025
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    The Art of Cross-Examination, as Practised by Daniel O’Connell, 1799-1833

    19 Mar 2025
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    Unfit for Publication: The Criminal Conversation Case of Wilson v Webb, 1870

    14 Mar 2025
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    ‘Overmanned and Overpaid’: The Underworked Irish Bench, 1856-1897

    13 Mar 2025
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    Baron Dowse and the Saga of the Stand-Up Desk, 1871

    12 Mar 2025
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    Legal Duels in the Phoenix Park, 1760-1800

    11 Mar 2025
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    The Friars of St Saviour’s and the Old Bridge of Dublin, 1428

    10 Mar 2025
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    Death in Court: The Suicide of William Jackson, 1795

    7 Mar 2025
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    Deciding on Drunkenness Pre-Breathalyser, 1914

    6 Mar 2025
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    Giving It His Awl: John Philpot Curran and his Scapegrace Brother, c.1800

    5 Mar 2025
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    Driving Mr Redmond, 1910

    4 Mar 2025
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    The Four Courts We Lived In, 1847

    3 Mar 2025
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    Martyn’s ‘The Place-Hunters’: A Forgotten Play set in the Law Library of 1902

    28 Feb 2025
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    Laying the Foundation Stone of the New Four Courts, 1786

    27 Feb 2025
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    Mr English’s Wig-Powdering Chamber at the Old Four Courts, 1780

    26 Feb 2025
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    The Family of Mr Justice Keogh in the Shade of the Sugar Loaf, 1857

    25 Feb 2025
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    Former Governess’s Gentlemen’s Oyster Supper Cancelled due to Arrest for Luggage Theft, 1878-9

    24 Feb 2025
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    ‘Well Known as a Hangman’: A High-Kicking Mare, 1915

    21 Feb 2025
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    Barrister Summonsed for Failure to Certify Cook as Honest, 1817

    20 Feb 2025
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    The Four Courts from Usher’s Quay, c.1830

    19 Feb 2025
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    Anonymous Letters to Judges – the Less Nice Sort, 1880

    18 Feb 2025
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    Anonymous Letters to Judges – The Nicer Sort, 1895

    17 Feb 2025
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    The Devil’s Cure, 1801

    14 Feb 2025
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    Judge Recommends Throwing Irish Law Reports into Liffey, 1889

    13 Feb 2025
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    Pilloried in Church Street, 1793

    12 Feb 2025
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    The Cross-Examination Technique of Isaac Butt, 1866

    11 Feb 2025
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    The River Liffey and the Law Courts, Dublin, 1879, by J Huberts

    10 Feb 2025
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    A Medico-Legal Elopement, c.1827

    6 Feb 2025
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    Edmund Burke’s Birthplace at 12 Arran Quay, c.1902

    6 Feb 2025
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    Production of Law Books in Court Viewed by Judges as an Insult, pre-1840s

    5 Feb 2025
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    Irish Legal Day and Week Shortened to Conserve Coal, 1918

    4 Feb 2025
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    Irish Bar Outraged as Eminent QC Rebuked by Judge for Prolixity in Closing Submissions, 1895

    31 Jan 2025
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    Miss Dromgoole of Pill Lane, 1887-1906

    28 Jan 2025
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    Not What They Thought She Was, 1928

    28 Jan 2025
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    ‘Zozimus’ on the Four Courts, 1872

    27 Jan 2025
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    Grandson of Lord Chief Justice Charged with Manslaughter of Child by Whip, 1851

    24 Jan 2025
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    Judge Kelly, 1783-1801

    23 Jan 2025
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    The Lounge Bar at the Four Courts Hotel, 1940

    22 Jan 2025
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    Catholic Barristers and the Irish March of Intellect, c.1820

    21 Jan 2025
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    A Riotous Relic Unwrapped in the Law Library, c.1880

    20 Jan 2025
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    Newry Solicitor’s Will Set Aside on account of Insane Delusion as to Wife’s Infidelity, 1907

    17 Jan 2025
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    The Law Library as a Solicitors Hall, pre-1922

    16 Jan 2025
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    A Broken Neck and a Broken Heart on Inns Quay, 1803

    15 Jan 2025
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    Shoes for a Future Barrister, 1945

    14 Jan 2025
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    A Barrister’s Christmas-Tide Temptation, 1866

    13 Jan 2025
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    The Remains of the Old Four Courts at Christchurch, 1836

    10 Jan 2025
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    Faking a Pregnancy and Buying a Baby, 1885

    9 Jan 2025
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    A Lesson in Opinion-Writing for New Counsel, c.1877

    8 Jan 2025
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    Images of Baron Joy’s Statue in the Round Hall, 1913-1922

    7 Jan 2025
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    The Irish Bar Christmas Golf Sweepstake, 1893

    20 Dec 2024
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    As Clear as the Law Library Magnifying Glass, 1949

    19 Dec 2024
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    The Four Courts, as depicted by Tallis & Rapkin, 1851

    17 Dec 2024
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    Longstanding Dispute Between Courtkeeper and Petty Sessions Clerk Culminates in Action for Assault and Battery, 1909

    16 Dec 2024
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    The Only Barrister’s Clerk in the Four Courts, c.1900

    15 Dec 2024
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    Laughter and Applause on the First Day of the Central Criminal Court, 1924

    12 Dec 2024
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    An Unfortunate Case of Mistaken Identity: Killing the Wrong Chief Justice, 1803

    11 Dec 2024
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    Warmth at the Hearths of the Four Courts, 1882

    10 Dec 2024
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    St Michan’s As It Once Was, c. 1790

    10 Dec 2024
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    Never Argue a Point Conceded in your Favour, 1814

    9 Dec 2024
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    The Lost Years of Lord Justice Moriarty, 1883-1890

    5 Dec 2024
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    The Battle of the Ballinasloe Cat, 1877

    4 Dec 2024
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    The Four Courts from the West Side, c.1900

    4 Dec 2024
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    The Newly Qualified Solicitor, 1891

    2 Dec 2024
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    ‘An Absolute Joseph’ in the Dublin Court of Exchequer, 1866

    2 Dec 2024
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    Woman Barrister Wins Case ‘On her Merits’, 1923

    29 Nov 2024
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    No Fresh Hell, 1805

    28 Nov 2024
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    Irish Barristers Migrate to England, 1923

    27 Nov 2024
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    The Rival Sweethearts of Paddy Moriarty, 1897

    25 Nov 2024
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    Post-Famine Litigation Lull Leads to Suggestion that Barristers Exchange Wigs for Spades, 1852

    25 Nov 2024
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    Straight from the Four Courts to Marlborough Green of a Friday Night, c.1761

    22 Nov 2024
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    Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland Describes Term ‘BL’ as a Dublin Vulgarism, 1930

    21 Nov 2024
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    Maud Gonne and St Michan’s, 1897

    19 Nov 2024
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    New Precedent Set as Minister for Justice Called to the Bar, 1925

    18 Nov 2024
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    Air-Raid Shelters Opposite the Four Courts, 1940

    18 Nov 2024
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    Lady Jurors Take Longer, 1921

    15 Nov 2024
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    A Raffles Apprehended on Merchants Quay, 1823

    14 Nov 2024
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    Mr Dane QC and the Battle of Clontarf, 1898

    13 Nov 2024
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    The English and the Irish Bar and Bench, 1893

    12 Nov 2024
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    Hitting the Hay, 1837

    11 Nov 2024
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    A Cat in the Court of King’s Bench, 1795

    8 Nov 2024
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    Fights of the Irish Bar, 1845-50

    7 Nov 2024
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    The Four Courts, 1830s

    6 Nov 2024
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    The Razor’s Edge, 1894

    5 Nov 2024
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    Dandies in the Four Courts, 1840

    4 Nov 2024
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    The First Shot Fired On the Four Courts, 1822

    1 Nov 2024
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    The Perils of Obliging a Colleague, 1917

    31 Oct 2024
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    Easels and Smocks on Inns Quay, 1960s

    30 Oct 2024
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    Barrister’s Life Threatened Following Refusal to Buy Stolen Papers Helpful to his Case, 1831

    29 Oct 2024
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    Baron Pennefather, Ireland’s Blind Judge, 1839-1859

    24 Oct 2024
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    Elder Abuse in the Dublin Police Court 1885

    24 Oct 2024
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    The Bar Pleads in Verse for Humane Sanitation, 1877

    24 Oct 2024
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    The Irish House on Wood Quay, c.1700-1960s

    24 Oct 2024
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    English Precedents, 1921

    24 Oct 2024
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    Addressing the Court Unrobed, 1926

    24 Oct 2024
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    Action Against County Court Judge for Breach of Promise Settles for £1500, 1884

    24 Oct 2024
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    Clothes-Stealing in Church Street, 1838

    4 Oct 2024
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    Daniel O’Connell and the Detonating Gun, 1829

    12 Sep 2024
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    Disagreement at Inquest as Sandymount Schoolboy Dies following Caning, 1885

    30 Aug 2024
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    Magistrate Orders Clerk out of Court for ‘Impertinence,’ 1909

    24 Jul 2024
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    American and Canadian Lawyers Visit the Irish Free State, 1924

    18 Jul 2024
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    The Legal Profession in ‘Picturesque Dublin Old and New,’ 1898

    10 Jul 2024
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    First Briefs of Famous Barristers, 1799-1862

    17 Jun 2024
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    Polish Refugees in the Dublin Police Court, 1869

    31 May 2024
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    The Trials of Miss Tucker, or ‘Tis Pity She’s a Yore, 1839

    17 May 2024
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    Railway Prosecution Enlivened by Lord Chief Justice’s Personal Reminiscences of Youthful Train-Jumping, 1918

    7 May 2024
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    Glengarry-Bonneted Irish Barrister Charged with Breaching the Peace during Dundee Visit to Celebrate Walter Scott Centenary, 1932

    2 May 2024
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    Bill Durham and the Theft of the Smithfield May Bush, c.1750

    1 May 2024
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    Moral Unsoundness as a Defence to Bank Robbery, 1926

    26 Apr 2024
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    Outrage in the Bloody Fields, 1861

    23 Apr 2024
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    Cars and the Bar, 1905-1945

    19 Apr 2024
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    A Boy and a Revolver, 1923

    15 Apr 2024
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    The Romantic and Professional Sides of Counsellor Wolfe Tone, 1785-98

    1 Apr 2024
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    A Plea for Soft Furnishings in the Irish Court of Exchequer, 1860

    20 Mar 2024
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    The Tragic Lovers of the Ha’Penny Bridge, 1867

    22 Feb 2024
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    The Old Irish Inns of Court, 1290-1802

    17 Feb 2024
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    The Other Battle of the Four Courts, 1923

    8 Feb 2024
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    Money to Burn as Spurned Servant Starts Supposedly Supernatural Fire, 1914

    7 Feb 2024
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    Gone Fishing, 1866-1881

    31 Jan 2024
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    Church Street Supercentenarian Passes at 119 Years, 1753

    30 Jan 2024
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    Late-Night Oratory Lands King’s Inns Student in Dublin Police Court, 1838

    25 Jan 2024
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    A Call Frustrated, 1848

    24 Jan 2024
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    The Most Distinguished Dog in the Country, 1903

    22 Jan 2024
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    A Sprinkling of Belladonna, 1906

    19 Jan 2024
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    Buried in St Michan’s, Church Street, Dublin: Goddard Sterne, 1838

    16 Jan 2024
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    Juvenile Burglars Stranded at Sea, 1904

    15 Jan 2024
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    The Irish Judges of 1865

    12 Jan 2024
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    Umbrage over Judicial Reference to Refreshers Ends in Peace with Honour, 1902

    11 Jan 2024
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    Henry Grattan’s Alarm Clock, 1772

    9 Jan 2024
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    Elderly Governor of St Michan’s Transported for Vestry Charity Theft, 1819

    4 Jan 2024
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    She Smoked All The Time She Was With Him, 1907

    23 Dec 2023
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    Late-Sitting Irish Judges, 1788-1834

    19 Dec 2023
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    The Sedan-Chair Murder, Greek Street, Dublin, 1717

    18 Dec 2023
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    A Shake of a Dog’s Tail, 1842

    14 Dec 2023
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    Lord Justice FitzGibbon’s Howth Residence, 1879-1909

    13 Dec 2023
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    The Jeeves and Wooster of the Irish Bar, 1829-1882

    12 Dec 2023
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    Solicitor-Solicitor Prosecution for Cat-Shooting in Gardiner Street, 1846

    8 Dec 2023
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    The Queen of the Fairies, 1844

    7 Dec 2023
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    Humorists of the Irish Bar, and the Serjeant who thought he was a Rabbit, 1800-1931

    6 Dec 2023
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    The Arrest of Daniel O’Connell, 1843

    5 Dec 2023
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    Damages of £1000 awarded against former Lord Mayor of Dublin for Seducing his Own Daughter, 1846

    29 Nov 2023
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    Protest in Court by Barrister Imprisoned for Drilling during Irish War of Independence, 1918

    27 Nov 2023
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    Raining in the Courts, 1947-69

    24 Nov 2023
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    Octogenarian Heiress to Vast Estate Tracked Down by Newly Qualified Leitrim Solicitor, 1908

    23 Nov 2023
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    Church Street and Bow Street, 1884

    22 Nov 2023
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    A Barrister in Disguise: the Trial of Counsellor Tucker, 1840

    21 Nov 2023
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    No Great Gas: Lighting the Four Courts, 1856-1905

    20 Nov 2023
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    The Body under the Bed, 1864

    17 Nov 2023
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    A Peep at the Barrister’s Profession in Ireland, 1883

    14 Nov 2023
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    The Language of Love, 1901-1904

    13 Nov 2023
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    The Lady who Horsewhipped her Counsel, 1817

    10 Nov 2023
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    An American Journalist in the Dublin Police Court, 1907

    9 Nov 2023
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    Threatening a Barrister, 1870

    8 Nov 2023
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    Irish Judicial Costume, 1500s-1925

    2 Nov 2023
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    Haunted House no Defence to Rent Claim, Drogheda, 1890

    31 Oct 2023
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    The Irish Barrister and the Ghost, 1817

    31 Oct 2023
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    The Case of the Dead Man’s Finger, 1863

    31 Oct 2023
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    The Strange Saga of a Dublin Moneylender and her Descendants, 1830s-1929

    28 Oct 2023
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    The Penance of Christopher Pell, St Michan’s, 1725

    26 Oct 2023
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    The Stranger and the Juryman, 1908

    25 Oct 2023
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    On the Hazard at the Four Courts, 1856-1956

    24 Oct 2023
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    Ballina Man Shoots at Cat, Hits Youth a Mile Away, 1951

    23 Oct 2023
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    Barristers’ Working Habits, 1820s-1930s

    20 Oct 2023
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    Fine Girls and Noisy Instruments: Distracted King’s Inns Students, 1840-1874

    19 Oct 2023
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    A Wreck in the Hall of the Four Courts, 1884

    18 Oct 2023
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    Noisy Courts, Wood Paving and the Limits of Judicial Power, 1905-15

    17 Oct 2023
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    Man Personates Detective on Inns Quay, Allegedly to Protect Himself from Women, 1893

    16 Oct 2023
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    Hanging by a Thread: Child Accused’s Life Saved by Skilful Unwinding of Prosecution Case, 1840s

    13 Oct 2023
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    Buried in St Michan’s, Church Street, Dublin: Lord Clements, 1839

    12 Oct 2023
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    Solicitor Imprisoned for Failing to Pay Law Clerk’s Salary, Dies Soon After, 1844

    11 Oct 2023
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    Dogs Behaving Badly, 1952-1956

    9 Oct 2023
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    The Neighbourhood of the Four Courts by Night and Day, 1876

    5 Oct 2023
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    The Irish Bar Strikes Again, 1947

    3 Oct 2023
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    A War of Independence Arrest for the Irish Bar, 1921

    2 Oct 2023
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    Chief Baron Palles at Home, 1898

    21 Sep 2023
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    Suffragette Stones Home of Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, 1913

    6 Sep 2023
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    A Morning at the Dublin Police Courts, 1871

    22 Aug 2023
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    Vacation Destinations of the Irish Bar and Bench, 1910

    8 Aug 2023
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    Father of the Munster Bar Falls Prey to Thieves while Holidaying in London, 1865

    28 Jul 2023
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    Carson Cross-Examines in Waterford, 1880

    11 Jul 2023
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    Raising the Wind by Raising Ghosts, 1841

    3 Jul 2023
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    Celebrity Lion Hunter Arrested for Indecent Exposure on Sandymount Strand, 1858

    17 Jun 2023
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    The Abduction of ‘Pretty Annie Cloury’, 1891

    12 Jun 2023
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    The Judge Who Was Mistaken for a King, 1908

    3 Jun 2023
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    English Divorce Granted After Errant Wife Run to Earth in Four Courts Hotel , 1904

    30 May 2023
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    Slander Action Over Michael Collins’ Death Ends in Ha’penny Damages, 1958

    25 May 2023
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    Irish Barrister and Historian Falls Victim to the Alps, 1908

    21 May 2023
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    Bicycle Theft from Four Courts Yard Ends in Probation Act for Fifteen Intrepid Pre-Teens, 1957

    15 May 2023
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    Jephson v Brenon, 1909, Pt 4: The Outcome

    8 May 2023
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    Jephson v Brenon, 1909, Pt 3: The Evidence of Edward St. John Brenon

    4 May 2023
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    The Strange, Sad Case of Jephson v Brenon, 1909 – Pt 2, The Cache of Letters

    3 May 2023
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    Discovered in a Garret in Naples: The Case of Jephson v Brenon, 1909, Pt 1

    2 May 2023
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    Country Litigants, and Other Frequenters of the Four Courts, 1822

    27 Apr 2023
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    The Battle of Pill Lane, 1829

    20 Apr 2023
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    Sudden Deaths at the Angel Hotel, Inns Quay, 1852-1882

    14 Apr 2023
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    Defenders of the Home Front: The Four Courts Veteran Volunteer Corps in 1916

    12 Apr 2023
  • Barristers

    Mr Dunn BL goes to Law, 1840

    11 Apr 2023
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    The King’s Inns Commission, 1871-2

    5 Apr 2023
  • Exciting Events

    A Daring Escape from Green Street Courthouse, 1904

    5 Apr 2023
  • Courts Staff Dublin Divorces Intriguing Cases

    The Divorce of a Deputy Crier, 1885-91

    4 Apr 2023
  • Judges

    Rushing to Court across the Rubicon, c.1790

    3 Apr 2023
  • Intriguing Cases

    The Trial of Luke Dillon for the Rape and Seduction of Anne Frizell, 1831

    31 Mar 2023
  • The Neighbourhood of the Four Courts

    Attainted Aristocrat Dies in Private Lodgings on Inns Quay, 1726

    30 Mar 2023
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    Tailor Arrested for Dancing the Polka in Sackville Street, 1844

    29 Mar 2023
  • Uncategorized

    Patrick Pearse and the Name on a Dray, 1905-1916

    28 Mar 2023
  • Barristers

    Seven Bagfuls of Stolen Briefs, 1875

    27 Mar 2023
  • Barristers

    John Philpot Curran’s Lucky Brief, 1779

    26 Mar 2023
  • Intriguing Cases

    An Unusual Ballina Libel Action, 1955

    25 Mar 2023
  • The Four Courts Building

    A Trip Around the Four Courts, Dublin

    24 Mar 2023
  • Intriguing Cases

    A Six-Year-Old Prosecutes, 1837

    20 Feb 2023
  • Barristers

    The Barrister’s Boots That Went to Mass and Came Back Lucky, 1910-1991

    14 Feb 2023
  • Intriguing Cases

    To Fake a Death, 1861

    29 Jan 2023
  • Barristers

    The Bells of St Bartholomew’s and Serjeant William Bennett Campion, 1882-1907

    16 Jan 2023
  • The Four Courts Building

    Discoveries at the Four Courts Bookstalls, 1796-1886

    13 Jan 2023
  • Barristers

    The Barrister and the ‘Charley,’ c.1780

    11 Jan 2023
  • Intriguing Cases

    A Objectionable Dress, 1909

    10 Jan 2023
  • Barristers

    The Tall Hat as Mandatory Off-Duty Legal Wear, 1800-1934

    9 Jan 2023
  • The Neighbourhood of the Four Courts

    There and Gone: Pill Lane, The Vanished Street Behind the Four Courts (Part 1)

    7 Jan 2023
  • Intriguing Cases

    A Curious Career, 1901

    5 Jan 2023
  • Intriguing Cases

    A Poet and Inventor’s Last Will, 1906

    4 Jan 2023
  • Solicitors

    Attorney’s Apprentice Eschews Physical Combat in favour of Private Prosecution, 1821

    3 Jan 2023
  • The Four Courts Building

    The Lion, the Unicorn, the Harp and the Little Knobule, 1931-2023

    2 Jan 2023
  • The Neighbourhood of the Four Courts

    The Tragic Tale of Charlotte Lodge

    23 Dec 2022
  • Intriguing Cases

    The Story of Mary Ha’penny

    10 Dec 2022
  • Barristers

    Two Tragic Barrister Trip and Falls at Wilton Place, 1882-1911

    6 Dec 2022
  • Intriguing Cases

    An Order of Habeas Corpus

    6 Dec 2022
  • The Neighbourhood of the Four Courts

    A Bull Lane Girl’s Day Out, 1876

    24 Nov 2022
  • The Neighbourhood of the Four Courts

    The ‘Hard-Swearers’ of Henrietta Street, 1844 

    1 Nov 2022
  • Barristers

    The Dangers of Wedding an Improvident Bride, 1832-1849

    24 Oct 2022
  • Judges

    Gurgles from the Grave as Judicial Rivalry Continues into the Afterlife, 1882-1979

    6 Oct 2022
  • Intriguing Cases

    The Arran Quay Ghost, 1837

    30 Sep 2022
  • Intriguing Cases

    Wife Sued for Libel by Estranged Husband After Circulating Hand-Bills Seeking Name of her Predecessor, 1862

    29 Sep 2022
  • Judges

    ‘Briefless Junior’ Secures Life-Changing Career Success by Standing in for Senior Detained on Field of Honour, 1815

    28 Sep 2022
  • Intriguing Cases

    Witchcraft in Waterford, 1886

    27 Sep 2022
  • Intriguing Cases

    The Great Dublin Lodging House Theft, 1847

    13 Sep 2022
  • The Neighbourhood of the Four Courts

    From the Four Courts to Buenos Aires, 1790-1830

    29 Aug 2022
  • Barristers

    Eight Days in a Lifeboat for Author of Indispensable Irish Criminal Law Text Torpedoed off Africa, 1941

    22 Aug 2022
  • Solicitors

    Kidnapped Fermoy Solicitor Negotiates his own Ransom, Subsequently Sues for its Recovery, 1922-26

    27 Jul 2022
  • Exciting Events

    The Judge’s Son Who Shelled the Four Courts, 1922

    28 Jun 2022
  • Intriguing Cases

    A Wizard in Court, 1856-1870

    26 Jun 2022
  • The Four Courts Building

    Revolving Doors Require No Hands, 1954

    14 Jun 2022
  • Exciting Events

    The Time They Tried to Move the Four Courts to London, 1850

    10 Jun 2022
  • Solicitors

    Note of Thanks Left Behind as Sweet-Toothed Rebels Vacate Requisitioned Solicitor’s Office, 1916

    25 May 2022
  • The Four Courts Building

    Portico Problems, 1786-1925

    28 Apr 2022
  • Intriguing Cases

    Sandymount Lady Sues English Lieutenant for Breach of Promise, 1920

    12 Apr 2022
  • The Neighbourhood of the Four Courts

    A Robbery at the White Cross Inn, 1814

    11 Apr 2022
  • Barristers

    The Barrister Who Fell in Love With his Witness, 1908-1915

    25 Mar 2022
  • Intriguing Cases

    Snowballing with the Enemy, 1867-1945

    2 Mar 2022
  • The Neighbourhood of the Four Courts

    Howth Tea-Smuggler Escapes as Revenue Routed by Pill Lane ‘Mob,’ 1764

    21 Feb 2022
  • The Neighbourhood of the Four Courts

    Woman-on-Woman* Fight Behind the Four Courts Reduces Combatants’ Clothes to Ribbons, 1879

    16 Feb 2022
  • Court Etiquette

    Hats On, Hats Off: Non-Horsehair Headgear in Court, 1785-1971

    10 Feb 2022
  • Exciting Events

    Shouldering Guns Like Gentlemen: Irish Lawyers to the Front, 1914-18

    3 Feb 2022
  • Barristers

    A Barrister’s Mysterious Death, 1844

    26 Jan 2022
  • Judges

    Midlands Circuit Judge Throws Himself Between Combatants to End Free Fight in Boyle Court, 1907

    24 Jan 2022
  • The Neighbourhood of the Four Courts

    British Soldiers Routed by Dublin Amazons, 1871

    19 Jan 2022
  • Intriguing Cases

    More on the Milltown Outrage, 1861

    15 Jan 2022
  • The Neighbourhood of the Four Courts

    Fawn-Smuggling on Inns Quay, 1838

    14 Jan 2022
  • Court Etiquette

    Newspaper-Reading in Court, 1867-1998

    12 Jan 2022
  • Judges

    Lord Chancellor’s Emissary Saves Lady from Singed Cat, Incurs Husband’s Wrath, 1838

    10 Jan 2022
  • Barristers

    Scouts say ‘Great Scott’ as Irish Barrister Repeatedly Risks Life in Breathtaking Powerscourt Waterfall Rescues, 1942-44

    6 Jan 2022
  • Exciting Events

    Flags and the Four Courts, 1885-1922

    5 Jan 2022
  • Intriguing Cases

    The Milltown Outrage, 1861

    3 Jan 2022
  • Barristers

    Irish Barrister Beheaded on Banks of Bosphorus, c.1825

    29 Dec 2021
  • Intriguing Cases

    Not Putting a Ring on it, 1937

    10 Dec 2021
  • Courts Staff

    A She-Judge, 1830

    8 Dec 2021
  • Exciting Events

    A Barrister’s Account of the Easter Rising, 1916

    7 Dec 2021
  • Courts Staff

    The Misfortunes of Judge Linehan’s Criers, 1913-29

    6 Dec 2021
  • The Four Courts Building

    Relocating the Encumbered Estates Court, 1850-60

    1 Dec 2021
  • Barristers

    Irish Barrister Escapes Prison, Elopes to France in a Barrel, 1820

    26 Nov 2021
  • The Neighbourhood of the Four Courts

    Served up on a Staffordshire Platter: The Four Courts, c.1820

    25 Nov 2021
  • The Neighbourhood of the Four Courts

    As It Was: Images of the Inns Quay/Arran Quay Junction, 1753-present

    17 Nov 2021
  • Intriguing Cases

    A Bear in the Dock, 1875

    16 Nov 2021
  • Judges

    Future Judge Brings Legal Proceedings to Recover Dognapped Pet, 1830

    14 Nov 2021
  • Barristers

    Called to the Bar, June 1914

    12 Nov 2021
  • The Four Courts Building

    The Mysterious Folding Doors of the Supreme Court, 1937-73

    11 Nov 2021
  • Intriguing Cases

    Aristocratic Insolence in the Dublin Police Court, 1830

    10 Nov 2021
  • The Neighbourhood of the Four Courts

    As It Was: Images of 145-151 Church Street, 1860 to date

    9 Nov 2021
  • Solicitors

    Dublin Solicitor Helps Couple Elope, Sends Them Bill of Costs, 1905

    8 Nov 2021
  • Solicitors

    Solicitor Tarred in South William Street Wine Cellar, 1875

    29 Oct 2021
  • The Neighbourhood of the Four Courts

    Inns Quay Before Áras Uí Dhálaigh: Images of the Four Courts Hotel

    27 Oct 2021
  • Dublin Divorces

    The Marital Misadventures of a Master of the Rotunda, 1890

    21 Oct 2021
  • Barristers

    Former British Intelligence Officer and Would-Be Barrister Drowns at North Wall, 1921

    18 Oct 2021
  • Barristers

    Barrister’s Vacation Ends in Litigation, 1885

    12 Oct 2021
  • The Four Courts Building

    The Square Hall Scandal, 1947

    7 Oct 2021
  • Barristers

    The Rush to the Bar, 1840-1841

    6 Aug 2021
  • The Neighbourhood of the Four Courts

    A Place of Trees: Dublin 7, 1066-1750

    4 Aug 2021
  • Barristers

    Half a Century After Renouncing Monastic Vows, Septuagenarian Barrister Magistrate Marries his Nurse, 1908

    28 Jul 2021
  • Court Practice

    The War of the Motions: Silk Precedence in the Court of Exchequer, 1834-39

    20 Jul 2021
  • Intriguing Cases

    Mother of Bride Dies of Apoplexy as Officer Groom Exposed as Fraudster, 1857

    19 Jul 2021
  • Courts Staff

    Lord Chancellor’s Mace-Bearer Fined for Assaulting Dublin United Tramways Conductor, 1902

    16 Jul 2021
  • Exciting Events

    Laughter at Under-the-Table Police Chase in Rolls Court, 1857

    14 Jul 2021
  • Solicitors

    Dublin Solicitor Dies in Lover’s House of Ill-Fame, 1879

    8 Jul 2021
  • The Neighbourhood of the Four Courts

    Inquest in 158 Church Street After Unexpected Courtship Tragedy, 1858

    2 Jul 2021
  • Exciting Events

    Irish Barristers and the Dáil Courts, 1920

    29 Jun 2021
  • Intriguing Cases

    Mayo Courtship Ends in Substantial Award of Damages, 1925

    24 Jun 2021
  • Judges

    ‘Our Judges:’ Critiquing 24 Sitting Irish Judges, 1889-90

    22 Jun 2021
  • The First and Second Law Libraries

    A Visit to the 1890 Law Library

    17 Jun 2021
  • The Four Courts Building

    A Day in the Four Courts, 1890

    15 Jun 2021
  • The Neighbourhood of the Four Courts

    Lord Leitrim’s Hearse Attacked by Mob in Church Street, 1878

    14 Jun 2021
  • Judges

    Judge Gets the Boot on his First Day in Court, 1890

    10 Jun 2021
  • Intriguing Cases

    Taken by the Fairies, 1840-1924

    8 Jun 2021
  • Exciting Events

    Much Guarding, Little Action, Scrambling Breakfasts: the Irish Lawyers’ Corps and the Rebellion of 1798

    3 Jun 2021
  • Exciting Events

    Singing for its Supper: The Choir of Christ Church Pays Homage to the Court of Exchequer, 1851

    2 Jun 2021
  • The Four Courts Building

    The Four Courts as a Sightseeing Destination, 1816-1919

    1 Jun 2021
  • Intriguing Cases

    Derry Recorder Tests Lady’s Raincoat for Water Ingress, 1929

    21 May 2021
  • Barristers

    A Barrister’s Privilege Against Physical Retribution for Hurt Feelings, 1821

    20 May 2021
  • Barristers

    Leonard McNally, Barrister Lyricist, 1787-9

    19 May 2021
  • Barristers’ Dress

    Take Off That Ugly Mask: The Problem of Barristers’ Hirsute Appendages, 1866-1896

    17 May 2021
  • Barristers

    The Mythical Miss Staveley and the Bamboozled Bar Benevolent Fund, 1927

    14 May 2021
  • Intriguing Cases

    Bride Arrested for Shoplifting on Eve of Wedding, 1826

    13 May 2021
  • The Four Courts Building

    The Dome(s) of the Four Courts, 1785-2020

    11 May 2021
  • Court Practice

    QC v JC: Junior Bar Privilege, 1836-1912

    7 May 2021
  • Intriguing Cases

    Barrister’s Son Returns from the Dead, 1896

    5 May 2021
  • The Neighbourhood of the Four Courts

    In the Footsteps of Kings: Chancery Place, 1224-1916

    3 May 2021
  • Barristers

    Marry a Former Chief Justice of Tobago in Haste, Repent at Leisure, 1840-55

    30 Apr 2021
  • The Home Front

    The Irish Bar and Bench at Home, 1784-1890

    28 Apr 2021
  • Court Practice

    A Pleading Two-Step, Part 2: The Proper Business of the Junior Bar, 1856-64

    27 Apr 2021
  • Exciting Events

    A Rare Bird at the Four Courts, 1888

    26 Apr 2021
  • Court Practice

    A Pleading Two-Step, Part 1: The Dangers of Dispensing With Counsel, 1866

    23 Apr 2021
  • The Neighbourhood of the Four Courts

    The Brats of Mountrath Street, 1867-1890

    19 Apr 2021
  • Intriguing Cases

    The Man of Many Wives, 1884-1895

    15 Apr 2021
  • Barristers

    The Bar Cricket Club in Season, 1889-1890

    26 Mar 2021
  • Barristers

    Boys’ Night In Ends in Three Months’ Hard Labour for Elderly Barrister, 1892

    25 Mar 2021
  • The Neighbourhood of the Four Courts

    The ‘Cleansing’ of Bull Lane, 1878

    24 Mar 2021
  • Judges

    Future Supreme Court Judge Unsuccessfully Sued for Negligent Driving, 1924

    23 Mar 2021
  • Solicitors

    An Aggrieved Apprentice, 1874

    22 Mar 2021
  • Barristers

    A Barrister’s Right to Walk Unobstructed, 1893

    19 Mar 2021
  • Exciting Events

    Ormond Quay Prison Break, 1784

    18 Mar 2021
  • Exciting Events

    A Princess Arrested in the Four Courts, 1864

    16 Mar 2021
  • Intriguing Cases

    The Man Who Married His Mother-in-Law, 1904

    12 Mar 2021
  • Solicitors

    Carlow Solicitor Takes Down Two IRA Men in Career-Ending Gun Battle, 1923

    11 Mar 2021
  • Barristers

    Fun on Circuit, 1909

    9 Mar 2021
  • Barristers

    His Only Brief, 1896

    9 Mar 2021
  • The Neighbourhood of the Four Courts

    The Goat of Morgan Place, 1881

    8 Mar 2021
  • Judges

    Legal Monkeys Hire Organ-Grinders to Disrupt Judge’s Party, 1846-66

    4 Mar 2021
  • Exciting Events

    No Catholic Testament in the Four Courts, 1919

    3 Mar 2021
  • Barristers

    Enough to make Curls Stand on End: Fee Recovery and the Junior Bar, 1862-present

    2 Mar 2021
  • The Neighbourhood of the Four Courts

    The Fighting Herb Doctors of Church Street and Parnell Street, 1852

    1 Mar 2021
  • Exciting Events

    Sligo Jury Turns Water into Whisky, 1860

    25 Feb 2021
  • Exciting Events

    State Trial Implodes as Attorney General Challenges Opposing Counsel to Duel, 1844

    24 Feb 2021
  • Judges

    To Catch a Thief, 1892

    23 Feb 2021
  • Exciting Events

    Mad Cow Escapade in Chancery Street, 1856

    22 Feb 2021
  • The Neighbourhood of the Four Courts

    The Cruel Master, 1778

    18 Feb 2021
  • Barristers

    Malpractices of the Senior Bar, 1862

    17 Feb 2021
  • Intriguing Cases

    Swallowing the Evidence, 1839

    16 Feb 2021
  • Barristers

    Irish Free State Prosecuting Barrister Kidnapped, Tarred and Tied to Railings Outside Arbour Hill Prison, 1934

    15 Feb 2021
  • Barristers

    Visiting English Barrister Mistakes Free State Detectives for Gunmen, 1923

    12 Feb 2021
  • Intriguing Cases

    Something Wicker This Way Comes: Laughter in Court at Child Noise Nuisance Case, 1853

    11 Feb 2021
  • Barristers

    Mr Godley BL in Trouble Again, 1948

    10 Feb 2021
  • Barristers

    The Marrying Kind, or, Mr Godley BL and the Two Wives, December 1903

    9 Feb 2021
  • Barristers

    Mr Godley BL and the Bounced Cheque, October 1903

    8 Feb 2021
  • Barristers

    Wife of John Godley BL Catches Fire at Leeson Street Party, 1888

    5 Feb 2021
  • Barristers

    Mr Dunn BL Back in Town, 1839-40

    4 Feb 2021
  • Barristers

    Mr Dunn BL in Prison for Love, October 1838

    3 Feb 2021
  • Barristers

    Mr Dunn BL in Love Again, 1838

    3 Feb 2021
  • Judges

    Judicial Coach Hijacked by Helpful Ennis Local, 1902

    3 Feb 2021
  • Barristers

    The Law and the ‘Flu, 1918-22

    3 Feb 2021
  • Barristers

    Mr Dunn BL in Love, 1836

    2 Feb 2021
  • The Neighbourhood of the Four Courts

    Beneath the East Wing: The Inns Quay Infirmary, 1728-89

    1 Feb 2021
  • Solicitors

    Teenager Hoaxes Thirteen Belfast Solicitors, 1925

    1 Feb 2021
  • Barristers

    Irish Barrister’s Wife Linked to International Man of Mystery, 1926

    29 Jan 2021
  • Barristers

    Early Irish Bar Strike, c.1790

    28 Jan 2021
  • Exciting Events

    Let off for Lunch: Pioneering Women Jurors, 1921

    26 Jan 2021
  • Judges

    Judge Calls Women’s Fashion the Ruin of the Country, 1895

    24 Jan 2021
  • The Neighbourhood of the Four Courts

    The (Would-be) Serial Killer of Church Street, 1861

    21 Jan 2021
  • Barristers

    Irish Barristers and their Fees, 1866

    21 Jan 2021
  • Courts Staff

    Tragic Tipstaff Death in Phoenix Park, 1905

    20 Jan 2021
  • Courts Staff

    The Registrar who Knew Joyce, 1937

    19 Jan 2021
  • Barristers

    Round Hall Wrestle After Perceived Insult to Barrister’s Mother, 1893

    18 Jan 2021
  • Judges

    A Noise Sensitive Judge at the Cork Assizes, 1864

    15 Jan 2021
  • Barristers

    Barrister Sentenced to Six Months’ Hard Labour for Stealing Books from Trinity College Library, 1840

    14 Jan 2021
  • Solicitors

    No False Telegram, 1928

    11 Jan 2021
  • The First and Second Law Libraries

    Law Library Staff Member Leaves Bride at Altar, 1842

    20 Dec 2020
  • Solicitors

    Solicitor Delays Discovery to Protect Morals of Lady Typists, 1906

    18 Dec 2020
  • Judges

    Judicial Assassination Attempt at Corner of Leinster Street and Kildare Street Foiled by Observant Pensioner, 1882

    17 Dec 2020
  • Solicitors

    Apprentice Solicitor Swordfight on Eve of Qualification, 1717

    16 Dec 2020
  • Exciting Events

    Bomb Outrages in the Four Courts, 1893

    15 Dec 2020
  • Judges

    A Stolen Judicial Lunch Goes Viral, 1912

    13 Dec 2020
  • Barristers

    Ballymoney Barrister Treats Servants as Guests, 1913

    10 Dec 2020
  • Barristers’ Dress

    From ‘Back Hair’ to Go-Go Boots: Fashion and the Female Barrister, 1921-1967

    9 Dec 2020
  • Solicitors

    Irish Solicitor Efficiently Rescued After Falling Off Dublin-Holyhead Ferry mid-Channel, 1932

    8 Dec 2020
  • Uncategorized

    Hot, and More Often Not: Calibrating the Four Courts, 1796-1922

    6 Dec 2020
  • Judges

    Judges Accompanied to Assizes by Armed Convoys, 1920-21

    4 Dec 2020
  • Solicitors

    Breach of Promise Proceedings by Smitten Solicitor’s Clerk, 1892

    3 Dec 2020
  • Judges

    Slanging it Out: The Vernacular in the Courtroom, 1872-1942

    2 Dec 2020
  • Solicitors

    Popular Killarney Solicitor Disappears after Derby Win, Turns Up Decades Later in South Africa, 1886-1906

    1 Dec 2020
  • The First and Second Law Libraries

    The Sentinel with the Sonorous Voice: Bramley of the Law Library, 1869-1904

    30 Nov 2020
  • Solicitors

    The Wimple Life, 1908

    27 Nov 2020
  • Barristers

    Barrister Overboard, 1873

    26 Nov 2020
  • Exciting Events

    Bullet-Piercings, Bombs, Whiskey and Cigars: The Four Courts after the Rising, May-June 1916

    25 Nov 2020
  • Barristers

    Derry Girl’s Application to Become Barrister Rejected by Benchers of King’s Inns, 1901

    24 Nov 2020
  • Judges

    The Todd Brothers, 1917-18

    20 Nov 2020
  • Barristers

    The Great Golfing Days of the Irish Bar, 1904-14

    18 Nov 2020
  • The First and Second Law Libraries

    Dry Rot, Destitute Juniors and the Law of Cause and Effect: Improving the Second Law Library, 1897-1909

    18 Nov 2020
  • Courts Staff

    A Mysterious Assault on a Four Courts Registrar, 1916

    17 Nov 2020
  • Barristers

    The Female Barrister – Fair, Feared and ‘Finished at Forty,’ 1896

    15 Nov 2020
  • Solicitors

    If Cats Could Talk: The Fatal Fall of a Donegal Solicitor, 1916

    13 Nov 2020
  • The Four Courts Building

    Manager of Four Courts Coffee Room Prosecuted for Adulterating Spirits, 1921

    12 Nov 2020
  • Barristers

    The Musket and the Brief, 1798

    10 Nov 2020
  • The First and Second Law Libraries

    Law Library ‘Boy’ Sues for Damaged Bicycle, 1910

    10 Nov 2020
  • Exciting Events

    Schoolgirls Ordered Out of Court, 1915

    8 Nov 2020
  • Barristers

    Barristers Play the Market, 1900

    6 Nov 2020
  • Barristers

    Barrister’s Daughter Elopes in Mother’s Dress, 1878

    5 Nov 2020
  • Exciting Events

    Like Strokes of a Stick on a Carpet, 1891

    3 Nov 2020
  • The First and Second Law Libraries

    Old Barristers Swoop In to Claim Seats in New Law Library, 1897

    2 Nov 2020
  • Barristers

    Bloodhound Sent Out After Father of the Irish Bar Disappears in Scottish Highlands, 1889

    2 Nov 2020
  • Exciting Events

    Compliments from a Four Courts’ Prisoner, 1916

    30 Oct 2020
  • Barristers

    Irish Woman Barrister Secures Acquittal for Client on Murder Charge, 1931

    29 Oct 2020
  • Courts Staff

    Son of Court 2 Housekeeper Kills Son of Court 3 Housekeeper in 22 Rounds at Bully’s Acre, 1816

    28 Oct 2020
  • Barristers

    Barrister Rescues Sheep, Sued by its Owner, 1907

    27 Oct 2020
  • Barristers

    The Prime of Miss Averil Deverell BL, 1937

    23 Oct 2020
  • Exciting Events

    Plumber’s Assistant Dies in Bankruptcy Court Explosion, 1888

    21 Oct 2020
  • Barristers

    Barrister Goes on Fire in Ballina Circuit Court, 1934

    21 Oct 2020
  • Exciting Events

    A Four Courts Hold-Up, 1920

    20 Oct 2020
  • Judges

    Along for the Ride, Pre-Railway

    19 Oct 2020
  • Solicitors

    Lady Law Clerks Strike Out, 1920

    16 Oct 2020
  • Barristers’ Dress

    Dressed to Kilt, 1930

    15 Oct 2020
  • Exciting Events

    The Elephant in the Yard, 1906

    13 Oct 2020
  • Courts Staff

    The Disappearance of an Official Assignee, 1885

    12 Oct 2020
  • The First and Second Law Libraries

    The New Law Library, 1895

    12 Oct 2020
  • Barristers

    Barrister Shoots Himself While Practising for Lawyers’ Corps, 1803

    9 Oct 2020
  • Courts Staff

    A Redundant Crier, 1900

    8 Oct 2020
  • Solicitors

    Law Student Shoots Solicitor, Barrister Touts for Defence Brief, 1926

    7 Oct 2020
  • Barristers

    A Strange Bequest, 1913

    6 Oct 2020
  • Barristers’ Dress

    A Barrister’s Johnnie, 1924

    5 Oct 2020
  • Barristers

    Barristers Successfully Challenge Exclusion from Side Passages of Court, 1848

    31 Jul 2020
  • Barristers

    Doing ‘Circuit’ in a Motor, 1907

    29 Jul 2020
  • Exciting Events

    Three Legal Men and a Baby, 1832

    29 Jul 2020
  • Solicitors

    Solicitor Restrained from Breaking Through Judicial Procession Sues for Assault, 1898

    28 Jul 2020
  • Barristers

    Barrister Railway Fatalities, 1862-1921

    27 Jul 2020
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