Legal Disputes
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Tenant of Haunted House Liable for Rent, Drogheda, 1890
From the Daily Express, 23 January 1890: “A HAUNTED HOUSE IN DROGHEDA (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT) Drogheda, Wednesday At the Quarter Sessions to-day, before his Honor Judge Kisbey, a very amusing case was heard. It was a process brought at the… Continue reading
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The Case of the Dead Man’s Finger, 1863
From the Belfast Morning News, 24 September 1863: “A TALISMANIC RELIC’ An extraordinary case was heard at last Loughgall Petty Sessions, county Armagh. A woman named Sarah Hagan charged her husband, James Hagan, with having assaulted her and threatened her… Continue reading
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Debt, Law, Scandal and Horses: The Strange Saga of an Irish Female Moneylender and her Descendants, 1830s-1929
From the Galway Express, 7 December 1912: “At a special court held at Lucan on Monday, Mr Vernon Russell, described as a member of the Irish Bar, living in Leeson Street, Dublin, was charged with attempting suicide by jumping into… Continue reading
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Ballina Man Shoots at Cat, Hits Youth a Mile Away, 1951
From the Ballina Herald, 20 January 1951: “TAKING A CRACK AT THE CAT RIFLE BULLET LODGES IN MAN’S SHOULDER EXTRAORDINARY CASE AT BALLINA (Exclusive Report) Next time you see a stray cat on the garden wall, don’t do as Muredach… Continue reading
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Dogs Behaving Badly, 1952-1956
From the Evening Echo, 9 March 1956: “DOG WITH AVERSION TO GARDAI OWNER BEFORE CORK DISTRICT COURT A dog with an aversion to members of the Gardai, but with the wisdom to leave the jurisdiction of the Court before his… Continue reading