Sharing the History of the Four Courts, Dublin

October 2020

  • Plumber’s Assistant Dies in Bankruptcy Court Explosion, 1888

    From the Dublin Daily Express, 24 January 1888: “TERRIFIC GAS EXPLOSION AT THE FOUR COURTS – ONE LIFE LOST About half-past three o’clock yesterday afternoon, a terrific gas explosion occurred in the Bankruptcy Buildings of the Four Courts, and resulted… Continue reading

  • Barrister Goes on Fire in Ballina Circuit Court, 1934

    From the Meath Chronicle, 24 November 1934: “BARRISTER ON FIRE IN COURT Mr Connolly, a barrister, was addressing Judge Wyse-Power in Ballina (Co Mayo) Circuit Court, when his gown came in contact with an electric fire and blazed up. A… Continue reading

  • A Four Courts Hold-Up, 1920

    From the Irish Examiner, 2 December 1920: “FOUR COURTS SCARE – BARRISTERS HELD UP Our Dublin Correspondent wired last night.  Shortly before 4 o’clock this afternoon a sensation was caused at the Four Courts by the arrival of a party… Continue reading

  • Along for the Ride, Pre-Railway

    From the Connaught Telegraph, 14 March 1914, this interesting account of the periodic sittings of the Courts of Assizes, which, until their abolition in 1924, had jurisdiction outside Dublin over the most serious criminal offences: “The arrival of the train by… Continue reading

  • Lady Law Clerks Strike Out, 1920

    From the Irish Examiner, 3 June, 1920 “The Law Clerks, who are on strike, and a number of their colleagues, who joined with them in sympathy, made a remarkable demonstration at the Four Courts today, on the occasion of the… Continue reading

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