Lawyers
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All This is Art: The Advocacy Skills of Charles Kendal Bushe, 1805-1822
Much to admire in this polished profile of the advocacy skills of Lord Chief Justice of Ireland Charles Kendal Bushe, known in his time as ‘the silver-tongued,’ written by his colleague John Finlay when Bushe was Solicitor-General of Ireland and… Continue reading
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Barrister Dies of Apoplexy Following Visit to Turkish Bath, 1865
An interesting news clipping from the Warder and Dublin Weekly Mail, 24 June 1865, detailing an inquest into the death of barrister Edward Johnstone following an after-court visit to the Turkish Baths in Lincoln Place, Dublin. The Turkish Baths (image… Continue reading
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Attorney’s Apprentice Resists Suggestion of Twice-Weekly ‘Searching Examinations,’ 1873
For over half a century, until the destruction of the Four Courts in 1922, the Society of Attorneys and Solicitors provided legal education for apprentices in a purpose built lecture theatre in the former Solicitor’s Building in the Four Courts… Continue reading
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An Irish Barrister’s Divorce, 1907
The procedure for Irish couples divorcing and remarrying in the 19th and early 20th century is illustrated by 1907 divorce proceedings in Dublin and Westminster brought by an Irish sporting barrister, Henry Morgan Byrne against his errant wife Laura (above… Continue reading
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The Story of the Brothers Sheares, 1798
From the Weekly Freeman’s Journal, 16 March 1918, this gripping illustrated account by Ada Peters (abridged) of the betrayal and trial of John and Henry Sheares, two Irish barristers executed for treason following the 1798 Rebellion. “A Tragedy of Patriotism… Continue reading
