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Irish Barrister of the Week: William Sampson (1764-1836)
From the New Ross Standard, 4 August 1905, this account of the remarkable barrister and United Irishman William Sampson, whose name appears on the Memorial of the 1798 Rebellion in the Four Courts, Dublin, Ireland. A barrister of large practice… Continue reading
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Irish Barrister of the Week: Walter Hussey Burgh (1743-1783)
From the Saturday Herald, 20 October 1894: “HUSSEY BURGH: A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF THE GREAT PATRIOT. One hundred and eleven years have passed since the death of Hussey Burgh, the great Irish patriot and orator. Though his fame has been… Continue reading
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A Head-Constable’s Missing Wife, 1912
From the Northern Whig, 15 June 1912, a Welsh trial with a strong Irish connection and a remarkable twist to the tale: “A HEAD-CONSTABLE’S ROMANCE. SEQUEL TO A SECRET MARRIAGE. Charge Against Belfastman A VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY. At Ruthin… Continue reading
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Irish Barrister of the Week: Bully Egan (1750-1810)
Historic Irish Barrister of the Week is John ‘Bully’ Egan, despite his name, size, and dueling reputation a kind-hearted, honest soul, who risked his career in opposition to the Act of Union and in defence of Irish Catholics. Below is… Continue reading
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Irish Barrister of the Week: Peter Burrowes KC (1750-1841)
From the Dublin University Magazine 1849, supplemented by the Weekly Chronicle, 28 July 1850 and the Irish Weekly and Ulster Examiner, 7 June 1916, this account of the life of Peter Burrowes KC (1750-1841), one of the most successful and… Continue reading
