Sharing the History of the Four Courts, Dublin, Ireland

July 2020

31 Jul 2020

Barristers Successfully Challenge Exclusion from Side Passages of Court, 1848

In an era in which the courts, and not parliament, served as the primary venue for Irish political theatre, one significant side benefit of being a barrister was the opportunity of a ringside seat! The Kilkenny Journal, 24 May 1848,… Continue reading
29 Jul 2020

Doing ‘Circuit’ in a Motor, 1907

From the Freeman’s Journal, 2 July 1907: “The march of science received a new illustration at the Four Courts yesterday, when some half-dozen members of the Leinster Circuit started in a motor car from the Four Courts for Nenagh, at… Continue reading
29 Jul 2020

Three Legal Men and a Baby, 1832

From the Dublin Morning Register, 27 March 1832; “On Friday last, an infant child was picked up by a girl of the town in one of the piazzas, at the Four Courts, where women of her character are nightly accustomed… Continue reading
28 Jul 2020

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

From the Weekly Nation, 30 April 1898: “Constable 141A was summoned [for assault] by Mr Alfred MacDermott, solicitor. Mr McDermott said he was crossing under the covered passage at the coffee room door of the Four Courts [when he got]… Continue reading
27 Jul 2020

Barrister Railway Fatalities, 1862-1921

From the Dublin Evening Telegraph, 11 January 1921: “The sad news of the tragic death of Mr Henry Kennedy, a member of the Irish Bar, in Switzerland on Saturday night reached the Four Courts today. It appears that while getting… Continue reading

July 2020

Barristers Successfully Challenge Exclusion from Side Passages of Court, 1848

Doing ‘Circuit’ in a Motor, 1907

Three Legal Men and a Baby, 1832

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

Barrister Railway Fatalities, 1862-1921