Probably the earliest photograph of Ireland’s oldest law school, the Honorable Society of King’s Inns, Dublin, taken by Henry Fox Talbot c.1845. At the time of the photograph James Gandon’s original building, completed by Francis Johnston in 1817, had yet… Continue reading

From the days when judges had time for extra-curricular pursuits, a photograph of Richard Cherry, Lord Justice of Appeal in Ireland (1909-1914) and later Lord Chief Justice of Ireland (1914-16) ringing the bells at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin, which appeared… Continue reading

From the Echo (London), 27 January 1888, this tale of John McCarthy, journalist, who escaped conviction in the Dublin Police Court after concealing himself for the night in the monument known as ‘Nelson’s Pillar,’ Sackville Street, Dublin. Ireland. Mr McCarthy’s… Continue reading

From the Clonmel Chronicle, 24 February 1869: “The following amusing account of the state of society in the capital city of Ireland, upwards of a hundred years ago, will be read with interest. It was written by a French officer… Continue reading

In the 19th century, a Dublin street called Bull Lane, close to the Four Courts, was notorious for its infamy, to the extent that it was responsible for introducing into the English language the term ‘bully.’  Despite this, little or… Continue reading