Sharing the History of the Four Courts, Dublin, Ireland

June 2020

  • Sumptuous Connaught Bar Dinner, 1831

    From the Freeman, 7 November 1831: “Dinner to Stephen Woulfe, Esquire, Assistant Barrister: The solicitors practising in this district invited our learned and impartial Assistant Barrister to a sumptuous dinner at Kilroys on Saturday last. Every luxury of the season… Continue reading

  • Letting off Steam: Heating Problems in Court 2, 1860

    From the Irish Times, 17 January 1860: “COURT OF COMMON PLEAS – YESTERDAY – THE HOT WATER PIPES Previous to the commencement of the business of the court, Mr Serjeant Fitzgibbon complained of the constant steam that was coming up… Continue reading

  • Down by the (neglected) Four Courts Gardens, 1904

    From the Freeman’s Journal, 2 December 1904: “FOUR COURTS GARDENS: Sir – Having had occasion to visit the Four Courts I sauntered round the new buildings, and as I reached the rere opposite to the police offices I was forcibly… Continue reading

  • The Irish Barrister’s Dead Sweetheart’s Belongings, 1900

    From the Freeman’s Journal, 7 March 1900, and the Islington Gazette, 5 March 1900: “At the Clerkenwell County Court, Mrs Dorcas Poyntz sued Miss Rosita Tennyson, an actress, for £25.12s, the value of goods formerly belonging to her daughter, Evaline… Continue reading

  • The Four Courts on Fire, 1805-1922

    From the Freeman’s Journal, 21 December 1867: “Great excitement was occasioned yesterday by the announcement that the north-eastern wing of the Four Courts was on fire, and that a large quantity of valuable documents had been consumed. At twenty-five minutes… Continue reading

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