A caddish but highly eligible army officer seduces the naive daughter of the Dean of Cashel during the family’s annual seaside holiday in County Louth, only to find himself a defendant in an action brought by the Dean under the now forgotten tort of seduction. Watch to the video below to find out more about Adams v Dundas, one of the most keenly followed cases of the early 19th century Four Courts! No 4 in the Cases of the Four Courts series…

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