Sharing the History of the Four Courts, Dublin, Ireland

October 2021

29 Oct 2021

Solicitor Tarred in South William Street Wine Cellar, 1875

From the Freeman’s Journal, 27 August 1875: “TARRING A SOLICITOR At the Southern Divisional Police-court yesterday, Joseph Steele, who described himself as a wine merchant, of 16 Summer-hill, summoned Mr Richard Parsons, solicitor, for having assaulted him in the complainant’s… Continue reading
27 Oct 2021

Inns Quay Before Áras Uí Dhálaigh: Images of the Four Courts Hotel

Some photos showing a 1960s/70s Inns Quay, from the Dublin City Digital Archive. This one from Dublin City Digital Archive shows the Four Courts Hotel in place of today’s Áras Uí Dhálaigh. William Mooney’s close-up of the hotel in the… Continue reading
21 Oct 2021

The Marital Misadventures of a Master of the Rotunda, 1890

“On Saturday in the Exchequer Division, the application for an attachment sought by a Mr Lynch (plaintiff in an action for criminal conversation, in which Dr Macan, of Merrion Square, and late of the Rotunda Hospital, is defendant) against the… Continue reading
18 Oct 2021

Former British Intelligence Officer and Would-Be Barrister Drowns at North Wall, 1921

From the Belfast Telegraph, 11 August 1921: “BELFAST OFFICER’S DEATH. STRANGE AFFAIR IN DUBLIN. BELIEVED HE WAS A MARKED MAN. We regret to announce the death of Mr Frederick W Morrison, a native of Belfast, which took place under sad circumstances… Continue reading
12 Oct 2021

Barrister’s Vacation Ends in Litigation, 1885

Adapted from the Irish Times, 25 and 26 March 1885: “The Reverend Henry Peter Higginson brought a motion for final judgment to recover £27 10s from Thomas Hewson BL, who is a member of the Irish Bar, claiming that he… Continue reading

October 2021

Solicitor Tarred in South William Street Wine Cellar, 1875

Inns Quay Before Áras Uí Dhálaigh: Images of the Four Courts Hotel

The Marital Misadventures of a Master of the Rotunda, 1890

Former British Intelligence Officer and Would-Be Barrister Drowns at North Wall, 1921

Barrister’s Vacation Ends in Litigation, 1885

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