Barristers
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Shouldering Guns Like Gentlemen: Irish Lawyers to the Front, 1914-18
From the Dublin Evening Telegraph, 1 May 1915: “DEPARTURE FROM DUBLIN Enthusiastic Send off The departure of the 7th Batt. Royal Dublin Fusiliers, known as the ‘Pals’ Battalion, was responsible for remarkable scenes of enthusiasm in Dublin. Crowds lined the… Continue reading
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A Barrister’s Mysterious Death, 1844
From the Tipperary Vindicator, October 1844: ” J WALSH ESQ., BARRISTER-AT-LAW It is with feelings of intense sorrow we announce the death of this gentleman. His loss is a public one. It is one which, we fear, it will be… Continue reading
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Scouts say ‘Great Scott’ as Irish Barrister Repeatedly Risks Life in Breathtaking Powerscourt Waterfall Rescues, 1942-44
From the Irish Independent, 4 August 1942: “Hundreds of picnickers watched, in tense excitement, while a Dublin holiday-maker balanced himself for three hours on a ledge 200 feet up the rocky side of the famous Powerscourt waterfall yesterday until he… Continue reading
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Irish Barrister Beheaded on Banks of Bosphorus, c.1825
From the Irish Independent, 17 June 1909: “A SOCIAL BUTTERFLY In the early years of the nineteenth century one of the most popular favourites in Dublin Society was a barrister named William Norcott, whose identity is discreetly veiled under the… Continue reading
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A Barrister’s Account of the Easter Rising, 1916
From the Northern Whig, 10 May 1916: “Mr Fred H Mullan, solicitor, Trevor Hill, Newry, has just received a very interesting account from Mr John Cusack, BL, of the Easter Rising in Dublin. Mr Cusack states:- About 12.30 p.m. on… Continue reading