Sharing the History of the Four Courts, Dublin

January 2021

  • Irish Barristers and their Fees, 1866

    From the Dublin Evening Mail, 24 October 1866: “A gentleman who signs himself ‘A Stuff Gown,’ states in a letter addressed to a Dublin contemporary… that ‘bar etiquette requires that barristers shall not accept briefs unless they get the fees… Continue reading

  • Tragic Tipstaff Death in Phoenix Park, 1905

    From the Irish News and Belfast Morning News, 9 June 1905, this sad account of the death of Mr Robert Pierson, tipstaff/crier to the Recorder of Dublin: “Yesterday at the Dublin City Commission, before the Lord Chief Justice and a… Continue reading

  • The Registrar who Knew Joyce, 1937

    From the Irish Press, 19 October 1937 (photo above): “The ceremony of opening the new revolving doors at the Chancery Place entrance to the High Court was performed by Mr CP Curran, Senior Registrar, in the absence of the Master… Continue reading

  • Round Hall Wrestle After Perceived Insult to Barrister’s Mother, 1893

    From the Belfast News-Letter, 25 January 1893: “Dublin, Tuesday – Mr Pierce De Lacey Mahony, Parnellite candidate for North Meath, a picturesque, handsome, tall, sparely-built man, with Shakespearian cast of countenance, fine dark eyes and hair turning grey, assailed, Mr… Continue reading

  • A Noise Sensitive Judge at the Cork Assizes, 1864

    From the Belfast Weekly News, 6 August 1864: JUDGE BALL KEEPING ORDER The learned judge, who is now in Cork, continues to maintain discipline with the region of a judicial martinet… At the sitting of the Court on Thursday, his… Continue reading

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