Sharing the History of the Four Courts, Dublin, Ireland

March 2021

  • A Barrister’s Right to Walk Unobstructed, 1893

    From the Cork Constitution, 17 April 1893: “STRANGE CONDUCT OF AN IRISH BARRISTER CHARGED BEFORE THE MAGISTRATES WITH STREET OBSTRUCTION Mr William C Hennessy, barrister-at-law, Tralee, was charged by Constable John Foster with obstructing the footpath on the Grand Parade,… Continue reading

  • Ormond Quay Prison Break, 1784

    From the Hibernian Journal; or, Chronicle of Liberty, 16 July 1784: “Yesterday in the afternoon, a number of the prisoners, confined in the New Gaol, found means to break into the sewer that communicates from the prison to the Bradogue… Continue reading

  • A Princess Arrested in the Four Courts, 1864

    From the Waterford Mail, 17 February 1864: “SITTINGS AT NISI PRIUS Wyse v Lewis This was an action brought by Madame Letitia Bonaparte Wyse, widow of the late Thomas Wyse, formerly British ambassador at Greece, against Mr William Lewis, of… Continue reading

  • The Man Who Married His Mother-in-Law, 1904

    From the Belfast Weekly News, 12 May 1904: “The trial of James Thompson for having married his mother-in-law took place on 10th inst, in the Recorder’s Court, Dublin.  Mr Bushe KC, who prosecuted, stated the case for the Crown.  He… Continue reading

  • Carlow Solicitor Takes Down Two IRA Men in Career-Ending Gun Battle, 1923

    From the Freeman’s Journal, 19 February 1923: “INDOMITABLE COURAGE RAIDERS FOUGHT BY CARLOW SOLICITOR TABLES TURNED INTRUDERS SHOT: ONE KILLED Sensational to an almost incredible degree is the account that has just come to hand of experiences that befell Mr… Continue reading