Sharing the History of the Four Courts, Dublin, Ireland

Before the Four Courts

  • A French Officer Visits the Old Four Courts, 1759

    From the Clonmel Chronicle, 24 February 1869: “The following amusing account of the state of society in the capital city of Ireland, upwards of a hundred years ago, will be read with interest. It was written by a French officer… Continue reading

    A French Officer Visits the Old Four Courts, 1759

  • The Old Irish Inns of Court, 1290-1803

    From the Northern Whig, 21 February 1927: “Although from very early times convenience led Irish barristers to form a voluntary association resembling the English Inns to which they belonged there was no Inn of Court in Ireland when Edward I… Continue reading