Legal Disputes
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Outrage in the Bloody Fields, 1861
The 1861 trial of Dublin cabman John Curran for indecent assault on a young passenger, Louisa Jolly, transfixed mid-Victorian Ireland. The trial involved interesting issues relating to identification evidence, and reports and commentary associated with it give a fascinating insight… Continue reading
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A Boy and a Revolver, 1923
As the Irish Civil War raged, juvenile members of the population were not above taking advantage of its attendant confusion for their own benefit. From the Freeman’s Journal, 6 March 1923, this story reminiscent of the eponymous hero of Richmal Crompton’s… Continue reading
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The Tragic Lovers of the Ha’penny Bridge, 1867
From the Penny Despatch and Irish Weekly Newspaper, 24 April 1867, this account of the tragic death of a couple as worthy of remembrance for the story of their love and end as any lawyer who ever walked the halls… Continue reading
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Money to Burn as Spurned Servant Starts Supposedly Supernatural Fire, 1914
From the Strabane Weekly News, 31 January 1914: “COUNTY DONEGAL MYSTERY Disappearance of £300 DOMESTIC SERVANT CHARGED WITH THEFT Remarkable Evidence of Superstition At Lifford Crown Sessions – before His Honour Judge Cooke – a domestic servant named Winifred McCarron… Continue reading