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The Four Courts, as Depicted in Shell’s ‘Everywhere You Go’ Series, 1932
This 1932 poster for Shell Oil, part of its ‘Everywhere You Go’ series, features a beautiful depiction of the Liffey and Inns Quay and Ormond Quay, Dublin, with the dome of the newly reconstructed Four Courts in the background. The… Continue reading
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‘Patrick Whack’ Visits the Four Courts, 1872
The above poem is from the publication ‘Zozimus,’ 16 March 1872. Persons referred to therein include Judge William Nicholas Keogh, barrister and politician Isaac Butt, barristers Francis McDonogh and Richard Armstrong and John Rea, solicitor. The reference to ‘the divvle’s… Continue reading
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The Four Courts We Lived In, 1847
This lovely image of the Four Courts from ‘The Land We Live in: a Pictorial and Literary Sketch-Book of the British Empire’ (1847-51) was accompanied by a beautifully written homage to the unparalleled vibrancy of the Round Hall as it… Continue reading
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Laying the Foundation Stone of the New Four Courts, 1786
The ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the new Four Courts took place in May 1786 and was presided over by the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Charles Manners, Duke of Rutland. The below account of the ceremony from an… Continue reading
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The Four Courts from Usher’s Quay, 1830
The Four Courts from Usher’s Quay, c.1830. The building on the right on the Quay is the Wellesley Market, which had opened four years previously. It consisted of 80 warerooms, and in the centre an open space to be fitted… Continue reading