Sharing the History of the Four Courts, Dublin, Ireland

May 2020

  • Attorney-General Arranges Bare-Knuckle Boxing Bout, 1824

    From the Evening Mail, 30 June 1824: “The lovers of the Fancy were gratified on Monday last, with a display seldom witnessed in this uncivilised Country. Two matches had been made. The parties were – two draymen of Christies’ Bray… Continue reading

  • By Dublin Central Station We Nearly Sat, 1863

    From the Freeman’s journal, 3 July 1863: “SIR – Kindly allow me to express my opinion on the construction of the Dublin Metropolitan Railway, and to offer what I think would be the most picturesque and least obstructive way the… Continue reading

  • Whacksation of Costs, 1848

    From the Cork Examiner, 14 June 1848: “A fracas took place yesterday morning in the Four Courts between two professional gentlemen. The circumstance caused a good deal of conversation during the day. The facts appeared as follows:- A solicitor of… Continue reading

  • The Problem of Paging Barristers, 1846

    From Saunders’s Newsletter, 20 November 1846: “SIR- In consequence of the numerous complaints by respectable solicitors against the present system of calling barristers’ names at the door of the library, and the uncertainty in which inquirers leave the ante-room, after… Continue reading

  • Cockfighting in Arran Square, 1844

    From the Freeman’s Journal, 15 April 1844: “In consequence of a communication by the secretary for the prevention of cruelty, instructions were given to the police to look sharply after a cockfighting match about to come off in Hammond-Lane. The… Continue reading