The Irish Bar of 1923 was very different from what it had been before the First World War.
Not only had it lost its home – the Four Courts, and its magnificent library in the East Wing – but a considerable number of younger members had been killed or invalided out of the War.
Those practising in the Six Counties, and some others not sympathetic to the new regime, had gone to the Northern Irish Bar.
In addition, there was a notable exodus to England and the Colonies.
As this report shows, the influx of Irish barristers to Liverpool, in particular, caused some anxiety there! It would be good to find out if any descendants of Irish barristers who migrated to England in 1923 are still practising there!
Image Credit: Irish Newspaper Archives.
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