Sharing the History of the Four Courts, Dublin, Ireland

October 2020

  • A Redundant Crier, 1900

    From the Irish Times, 19 December 1900 “Yesterday in the Queen’s Bench Division… the case of Cooper v the Queen came on for argument… the question raised was whether the supplicant, who was crier or tipstaff of the Court of… Continue reading

  • Law Student Shoots Solicitor, Barrister Touts for Defence Brief, 1926

    From the Londonderry Sentinel, 3 June 1926: “A shocking crime was committed in Dublin on Tuesday night as a result of which Daniel Joseph Gleeson, a law student, giving an address in Clonliffe Road, has been arrested on a charge… Continue reading

  • A Strange Bequest, 1913

    From the Aberdeen Daily Journal, 23 September 1913: “Mr William Green, of Gardiner’s Place, Dublin, barrister, for some time editor of the Authorised Law Reports, left personal estate in the United Kingdom valued at £1059. The testator bequeathed £100, his… Continue reading

  • A Barrister’s Johnnie, 1924

    From the Evening Herald, 7 March 1924: “At the Sessions today, before the Recorder, Mr Alex Lynn, BL, sued Mr Richard Mulcahy, as Minister of Defence, and Major General Guilfoyle for damages for loss of a wig and gown and… Continue reading