December 2020
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A Stolen Judicial Lunch Goes Viral, 1912
From the Derry Journal, 21 February 1912: “JUDGE KENNY’S LUNCH Luncheon was spread in his private chamber in the Four Courts, Dublin, for Judge Kenny, when, about 1.30 p.m., a tramp entered and lost no time in helping himself to… Continue reading
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Irish Solicitor Efficiently Rescued After Falling Off Dublin-Holyhead Ferry mid-Channel, 1932
From the Belfast Telegraph, 26 October 1932: “Passengers on the RMS Scotia from Dun Laoghaire (Kingstown) to Holyhead on Tuesday night witnessed the rescue of an Irish solicitor, Mr O’Connor. It appears that somewhere about mid-channel he fell overboard. The… Continue reading
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Hot, and More Often Not: Calibrating the Four Courts, 1796-1922
From the Freeman’s Journal, 15 December 1881: “The Hall of the Four Courts was an exceedingly cold as well as a comparatively deserted place. In all the Divisional Courts, magnificent fires were kept up – each of them big enough… Continue reading