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The Four Courts in the Far Distance, 1827
The dome of the Four Courts, Dublin, Ireland, is visible in the far distance in Joseph Nash the Elder’s ‘A View of Dublin from the Liffey’ (1827), via Mutual Art. The Four Courts in 1827 was at the zenith of… Continue reading
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An Aerial View of the Four Courts, 1980s
An aerial view of the Four Courts, Dublin, Ireland by Leo Swan, via Europeana. Not much change in the Four Courts itself, but Swan’s image shows us Hammond Lane and Church Street as they were before the Law Library buildings… Continue reading
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A View of the Four Courts by Brocas, c.1820
A very lovely view by Samuel Brocas depicting the Four Courts, Dublin, Ireland c.1820, which originally appeared in his Topography of Ireland of that year. It will be noted that the dome of the Four Courts stands noticeably higher than… Continue reading
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The Romance of a Certain Old Scroll: The Missing Part of Baron O’Loghlen’s Statue, 1889-1922
The Evening Irish Times of 11 October 1904 featured an article complaining about the condition of the statue of Sir Michael O’Loghlen in the Round Hall of the Four Courts. The statue had originally depicted the famous barrister and judge… Continue reading




