Ruth Cannon
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Irish Lawyer Abroad Loses Watch After Mistaking London Thief for old Trinity Friend, 1907
Irish lawyers of the late 19th century were indefatigable travellers, always back and forth to London on the mailboat and train in and out of term. London was, however, a strange city, where, unlike Dublin, everybody did not know everybody… Continue reading
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Punning Rivalry Between Judges, c.1810
Irish judges of old were known for, and possibly even selected on the basis of, their punning skills, finely honed with expert precision to reflect the most current talking points of the time. The rise of Catholicism in early 19th… Continue reading
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A Brother’s Revenge, 1878
Tragedy turns to violence in the Dublin Coroner’s court in this story from the Strathearn Herald of 11 May 1878. Anne Lynch, a servant who committed suicide by drowning herself in the Grand Canal at Rialto (otherwise Harcourt) Bridge, had… Continue reading
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Anyone for Tennis? Irish Solicitor Competes in Davis Cup, 1936
From the Sphere, 23 May 1936, this photograph of Irish solicitor TG (‘George’) McVeagh competing in the Davis Cup of the same year. The firm established by him in Kildare Street survived well into this century. By the early 20th… Continue reading
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Some Nineteenth-Century Inhabitants of 167-169 Church Street, Dublin
In this post we travel back in time to look at the 19th century history of 167-169 Church Street, Dublin, the intended site of the new Family Law Courts. Back in the glory days of Smithfield, this site formed part of… Continue reading
