From the Freeman’s Journal, 11 June 1857, this premature obituary of Robert Holmes, who was not in fact dead at the date it was published, and did not pass away until two years later: “Robert Holmes With great regret we… Continue reading

This is a series to record Irish barristers of days gone by who, for one reason or the other, were never elevated to the position of judge (the shades of those so elevated can look forward to their own series).… Continue reading

The ‘tricycle made for two’ craze of the late 19th century, immensely popular among members of the legal profession and their spouses, ended in tragedy for Irish barrister Walter Long BL, who was involved in a serious accident in the… Continue reading

The above 18th century map from the Digital Repository of Ireland, via Europeana (zoom in here) delineates a narrow strip of land at the southern end of Church Street, Dublin, Ireland owned by Bridget St John, nee Hadsor and let… Continue reading