Ruth Cannon
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Tales from the Dublin Police Court: A Very Youthful Best Man, 1919
From the Daily Express and the Daily Mail, 19 October 1919, this account of an application for support made by a woman in the Dublin Police Court against a man who denied ever having been married to her. The wedding… Continue reading
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Irish Barrister of the Week: Robert Holmes (1765-1859)
From the Freeman’s Journal, 11 June 1857, this premature obituary of Robert Holmes, who was not in fact dead at the date it was published, and did not pass away until two years later: “Robert Holmes With great regret we… Continue reading
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Irish Barrister of the Week: Pleasant Ned Lysaght (1763-1810)
This is a series to record Irish barristers of days gone by who, for one reason or the other, were never elevated to the position of judge (the shades of those so elevated can look forward to their own series).… Continue reading
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A New Song on the Insanity and Doings of the Poor Judge, 1878
The ‘Poor Judge’ of the above ballad was none other than William Nicholas Keogh, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in Ireland, 1856-78. “Oh! There’s another good man gone wrong, burreo hurreoWho is well known to you, it’s true,… Continue reading
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A Wide Street Commissioners Map of 152-155 Church Street, c.1820
The Wide Street Commissioners map above depicts former buildings on the site 152-55 Church Street, Dublin, Ireland now occupied by Kings Building (image of the site today here) The area on the opposite side of May Lane on the map… Continue reading
