Barristers
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Irish Barrister and Historian Falls Victim to the Alps, 1908
From the Irish Independent, 11 August 1908: “The news which flashed over the wires on Thursday night telling us that death had cut short the many activities of Caesar Litton Falkiner, brought to every student of Irish history and biography… Continue reading
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Mr Dunn BL Goes to Law, 1840
Previous posts on the long-running saga of Irish barrister Richard Dunn: (1) Mr Dunn BL in Love, 1836 (2) Mr Dunn BL in Love Again, 1838 (3) Mr Dunn BL in Prison for Love, 1838 (4) Mr Dunn BL Back in Town, 1839-40. Early readers of this… Continue reading
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Rushing to Court across the Rubicon, c.1790
From the New Ross Standard, 1931: “THE BALLINLAW FERRY This ferry way was popularly used in bygone years for passengers to enter County Waterford from the Wexford side. Caesar Colclough, admitted as a Barrister-at-Law in 1783, was travelling with Charles… Continue reading
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Patrick Pearse and the Name on a Dray, 1905-1916
From the Irish Independent, 18 May, 1965: ‘Pearse’s only Court Brief – The Name on a Dray’ by Frank Byrne ‘One man can free a people as One Man redeemed the world’ (The Singer: PH Pearse) Did any one man… Continue reading
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Seven Bagfuls of Stolen Briefs, 1875
From the Belfast Telegraph, 28 January 1875, a story which gives a unique insight into everyday life in the Four Courts, and Dublin, in the mid-to-late 19th century. All of human life is here: the barristers with their bagfuls of… Continue reading