Sharing the History of the Four Courts, Dublin, Ireland

March 2021

2 Mar 2021

Enough to make Curls Stand on End: Fee Recovery and the Junior Bar, 1862-present

From the Roscommon & Leitrim Gazette, 5 February 1876: “The normal calm of the ‘Coffee-Room,’ that veritable place of ‘refreshers,’ was somewhat disturbed by an occurrence of an unprecedented character, so far as the Four Courts of our days are… Continue reading
1 Mar 2021

The Fighting Herb Doctors of Church Street and Parnell Street, 1852

From the Freeman’s Journal, 4 May 1852: “John McDonnell, of Church-Street, ‘herb doctor’ and ‘professor,’ appeared to sustain a complaint against Michael Gafney, ‘herb doctor and universal practitioner,’ for an alleged violent assault. The complainant professing in this instance to… Continue reading