January 2022
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Midlands Circuit Judge Throws Himself Between Combatants to End Free Fight in Boyle Court, 1907
From the Evening Herald, 15 October 1907: “While his Honor County Court Judge Wakely was revising the voters’ list in Boyle Courthouse yesterday a wild scene of tumult took place. George W Tully was after being examined in support of… Continue reading
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British Soldiers Routed by Dublin Amazons, 1871
From the Freeman’s Journal, via the Western Mail, 11 September 1871: “During Tuesday last the locality of Pill Lane was considerably excited by a collision which occurred between a party of military and a number of the females gathered in… Continue reading
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More on the Milltown Outrage, 1861
I previously posted a short video about the Milltown Outrage, which occurred in Dublin in September 1861. It involved an attack on a 19-year-old governess by the cab driver engaged to bring her home from Sackville (now O’Connell) Street to… Continue reading
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Fawn-Smuggling on Inns Quay, 1838
From the Freeman’s Journal, 30 June 1838: “A man named John Cowan was brought before the magistrates on a charge of having stolen a fawn in the Phoenix Park, on the preceding day. Police Constable 97D stated that he met… Continue reading