The First and Second Law Libraries
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The Wandering Law Library Ventilator, 1879
From the Northern Whig, 4 July 1879: “Today, about one o’clock, the glass dome, with heavy leaden ventilator in the centre of the Consultation Room, adjoining the Library in the Four Courts, fell in with a great smash, strewing the… Continue reading
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The Law Librarian’s Office Burgled, 1857
From the Belfast News-Letter, Monday 23 February 1857: “The morning of Saturday the 21st has proved an eventful one in the life of Mr Delany, the respected librarian of the Four Courts. Sacrilegious thieves had, on the previous night, entered… Continue reading
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The First Law Library, 1850
The 1830 Law Library* formerly situate in the upper airspace of today’s Supreme Court was lit almost wholly from the roof – an elegant arrangement which, on at least one occasion, threatened not only the Bar’s safety but, even worse… Continue reading