Ruth Cannon
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Tales from the Dublin Police Court: The Journalist Who Spent the Night in Nelson’s Pillar, 1888
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
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A French Officer Visits the Old Four Courts, 1759
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
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The History of Notorious Bull Lane, 1748-1885
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
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The Somervilles of Ross: A Question of Legitimacy, 1905
From the Drogheda Conservative, 17 June 1905: “MEATH MARRIAGE MYSTERY CAVALRY OFFICER’S ROMANCE In the Land Judge’s Court on Thursday, before Mr. Justice Ross, the matter of the estate of James Somerville was again listed for the receiving of further… Continue reading
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Tales from the Dublin Police Court: Lady of the House Prosecuted for Striking Postman with Blunt Implement, 1886
One of the many classic stories from the Dublin Police Court behind the Four Courts, Dublin, Ireland, as reported in the Aberdeen Express, 17 February 1886. Liverpool Road was the original name of what is now Portobello Road, Dublin. It… Continue reading
