
From the Ballymena Observer, 1951:
“Wearing of Caps in Courthouse
Judge Refers to Old Tradition
An incident in Ballymena Courthouse on Monday, during the Quarter Sessions, prompted Judge Begley KC to refer to a tradition peculiar to that Court. A man who was leaving the building, had just reached the flagged portion and put on his cap. A police officer requested him to remove it, which he did. His Honour interrupted the business to remark that there was a very old tradition