Barristers
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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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Tricycle Made for Two Ends in Tragedy for Vacationing Irish Barrister, 1888
The ‘tricycle made for two’ craze of the late 19th century, immensely popular among members of the legal profession and their spouses, ended in tragedy for Irish barrister Walter Long BL, who was involved in a serious accident in the… Continue reading
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A Horse and his Barrister, 1797
The special nature of the relationship between an 18th century Irish barrister and his horse is illustrated by the above satirical print of John Philpot Curran, later Master of the Rolls, who went the Munster Circuit twice a year for… Continue reading
