Long replaced by Aras Ui Dhalaigh, it is easy to forget that there were once families living in the houses adjacent to the west wing of the Four Courts shown in the image above, a zoomable version of which, startling in its clarity, is available to view on the website of the National Library of Ireland.
One of these now-forgotten families was the Dillons, who ran a tailoring business at 7 Inns Quay in the early 20th century. The Evening Herald of 26 December 1925 reports a William Dillon of this address as one of two septuagenarian slip-and-falls on the way home from Christmas Day Mass of that year; he was being treated for back injuries as a result.
A member of the next generation of Dillons, possibly William’s granddaughter, features in this poignant story from the Derry Journal of 11th March 1927:
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