From the Tuam Herald, 9 December 1837, and the Dublin Morning Register, 8 December 1837: “DUBLIN POLICE HENRY STREET.- EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF A GHOST An elderly little man, apparently in his perfect senses, came before the bench and stated that… Continue reading

Portrait silhouettes by Monsieur Edgar Adolphe, via Alamy. From the Dublin Daily Express, 6 October 1862: “A STRANGE CASE.- Madame Margaret Phibbs, otherwise Adolphe, appeared to answer the complaint of Monsieur Edgar Adolphe, a photographic artist, 75 Grafton-street, to show… Continue reading

From the Weekly Irish Times, 6 March 1886: “At the Waterford Police Court on Monday, before J Slattery, Esq., a woman named Mary Murphy was charged by Constable Williams with having by false pretence obtained from a number of persons… Continue reading

From the Freeman’s Journal, 29 May 1847: “MOST EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF ROBBING HOUSES IN DUBLIN The following very curious case came to light yesterday and perhaps in the annals of clever rogues, the hero of the present story has been… Continue reading