Dublin Divorces
Did you know that divorce proceedings were a great source of entertainment to the general public before the introduction of the in camera rule? And that some of the most notorious even took place in Dublin? This series explores 19th and early 20th century Dublin divorces.
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The Divorce of a Deputy Crier, 1885-91
From the Freeman’s Journal, 10 November 1885: “PROBATE AND MATRIMONIAL DIVISION Before the Right Hon Judge Warren, and a Common Jury CARNEGIE V CARNEGIE – This was a suit by the wife for a divorce a mensa et thoro, on… Continue reading
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The Marital Misadventures of a Master of the Rotunda, 1890
“On Saturday in the Exchequer Division, the application for an attachment sought by a Mr Lynch (plaintiff in an action for criminal conversation, in which Dr Macan, of Merrion Square, and late of the Rotunda Hospital, is defendant) against the… Continue reading
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Mr Bushe BL Elopes, 1885
From the Weekly Freeman, 5 June 1886: “ARISTOCRATIC DIVORCE CASE FROM IRELAND. Mr. Gerald Brooke applied to have his marriage annulled in consequence of [his wife’s] infidelity with Mr. Seymour Bushe, barrister, Dublin… on Friday, 3rd October 1885, unfortunate unpleasantness… Continue reading