Sharing the History of the Four Courts, Dublin, Ireland

October 2020

  • Dressed to Kilt, 1930

    From the Irish Examiner, January 21, 1930: “A touch of novelty was given to the ceremony of calling a number of young gentlemen to the Bar in the Supreme Court this morning.  One of them appeared in kilts.  The regulation… Continue reading

  • The Elephant in the Yard, 1906

    From the Irish Examiner, 6 March 1906: “The Rolls Court, under ordinary circumstances a prosaic place where nothing but heavy legal arguments about Chancery suits are heard, was today a scene of some interest. The court was thronged by members… Continue reading

  • The Disappearance of an Official Assignee, 1885

    From the Freeman’s Journal, 2 June 1885: “The prolonged absence from duty of a prominent official connected with an important department in the Four Courts has given rise to rumors more or less compromising… the official in question more than… Continue reading

  • The New Law Library, 1895

    From the Dublin Evening Telegraph, 10 August 1895: “[T]he new Bar library at the Four Courts is rapidly approaching completion.  Only those who have had occasion to visit it can have any idea of the wretched character of the apartment… Continue reading

  • Barrister Shoots Himself While Practising for Lawyers’ Corps, 1803

    From the Dublin Journal, 22 March 1803: “Died on Friday last, at Montpelier Place, near the Black Rock, James Sweetman Esq, Barrister at Law. His death was occasioned by an unhappy accident; he was in the Lawyers Corps, and though… Continue reading

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