From the Penny Despatch and Irish Weekly Newspaper, 24 April 1867, this account of the tragic death of a couple as worthy of remembrance for the story of their love and end as any lawyer who ever walked the halls… Continue reading

From the Strabane Weekly News, 31 January 1914: “COUNTY DONEGAL MYSTERY Disappearance of £300 DOMESTIC SERVANT CHARGED WITH THEFT Remarkable Evidence of Superstition At Lifford Crown Sessions – before His Honour Judge Cooke – a domestic servant named Winifred McCarron… Continue reading

From the Weekly Irish Times, 19 December 1903, this story of a canine Boer War hero of the highest level regrettably forced to seek ‘wuff justice’ in the Dublin Police Court: “A FAMOUS DOG IN THE POLICE COURT On Tuesday,… Continue reading

From the Northern Whig, 21 March, 1906: “ACTION AGAINST A BANGOR DOCTOR TUGHAN V DARNELL THE DEFENDANT’S CASE In the Crown Court of the County Courthouse, Crumlin Road, yesterday, before the Lord Chief Baron and a County Antrim special jury,… Continue reading

From the Wicklow People, 27 August 1904, this Dublin Police Court story of a trio of schoolboy miscreants whose sins ended them up in some very cold water indeed: “A romantic story was told about three lads who appeared in… Continue reading