Breach of the peace
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Tales from the Dublin Police Court: The Order of the Bath, 1905
From the Dublin Police Court of 1905, this story reminiscent of Eliza Doolittle’s enforced bath in ‘My Fair Lady’ (link to scene here) “THE ORDER OF THE BATH.A row of ten smiling damsels filled the dock in the Dublin Police-court… Continue reading
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Tales from the Dublin Police Court: A Very Romantic Love Story, 1905
From the Freeman’s Journal, 17 October 1905 “TOLD IN THE POLICE COURT. Yesterday in the Northern Police Court, before Mr. Mahony, a man named Christopher FitzGibbon, residing in 134 Great Britain street, was charged with having assaulted John James at… Continue reading
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Tales from the Dublin Magistrates Court: Female Resident of Chancery Place Prosecutes Over Opening of Letter Addressed to Her, 1837
A very human vignette from the Dublin Magistrates Court of 1837, as reported in the Dublin Morning Register of 13 September of that year: “A LOVE EPISTLE. — A young girl named Catherine Pierce stepped into the office and expressed… Continue reading
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Tales from the Dublin Police Court: Twenty Dublin Youths Arrested for Illegal Drilling Sing The Soldier’s Song, 1917
A vignette from the Dublin Police Court of 1917 as twenty youths arrested for illegal drilling repeat their alleged offence in the Dublin Police Court while singing the Soldier’s Song – just one of many political protests which took place… Continue reading
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Tales from the Dublin Police Court: An American Girl in a Fight in Dublin, 1841
A remarkable case from the Dublin Police Court of 1841, involving ‘Ellen Rosalind Holmes,’ an American girl ‘of great beauty, and most elegantly dressed,’ allegedly seduced and brought to Europe by an English titled gentleman before being abandoned by him… Continue reading
