Barristers
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The Bar Cricket Club in Season, 1889-1890
From the Clonmel Chronicle, 10 July 1880: “The members of the Bar of Ireland sometimes unbend the legal mind in the soft excitement of lawn tennis; but when they do, the learned gentlemen have their little frolic in ‘chamber’ as… Continue reading
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Boys’ Night In Ends in Three Months’ Hard Labour for Elderly Barrister, 1892
From the Derry Journal, 8 June 1892: “At the Petty Sessions, Nenagh, Mr Sadleir Stoney, Barrister at Law and Justice of the Peace for Dublin, who resides at Ballycapple, between Nenagh and Cloughjordan, surrendered to heavy recognisances and was charged… Continue reading
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A Barrister’s Right to Walk Unobstructed, 1893
From the Cork Constitution, 17 April 1893: “STRANGE CONDUCT OF AN IRISH BARRISTER CHARGED BEFORE THE MAGISTRATES WITH STREET OBSTRUCTION Mr William C Hennessy, barrister-at-law, Tralee, was charged by Constable John Foster with obstructing the footpath on the Grand Parade,… Continue reading
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Fun on Circuit, 1909
From the Irish Independent, 2 July 1909: “ON CIRCUIT, by G.O. July is undoubtedly the pleasantest month in the barristers’ working year. The Circuits are out then, and business is judiciously combined with pleasure. The old stager, whose hair is… Continue reading
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His Only Brief, 1896
From the Weekly Irish Times, 27 June 1896: “HIS ONLY BRIEF ‘QC, MP’ tells a true story infinitely full of pathos. A fortnight ago a letter reached him in the handwriting of an old college friend, telling a pitiful story… Continue reading