From the Freeman’s Journal, 12 August 1872: “At about 3 o’clock on Saturday afternoon a man, who apparently was under the influence of drink, leaped across the boundary wall into the Liffey, nearly opposite the Four Courts. His position was… Continue reading

From the Public Ledger and Daily Advertiser, 7 March 1818 “A few days since, a Professional Gentleman, on his return from the Four Courts, was accosted in D’Olier Street, Dublin, by two females, who said “Sir, some dirty people have… Continue reading

From the Cork Examiner, 14 June 1848: “A fracas took place yesterday morning in the Four Courts between two professional gentlemen. The circumstance caused a good deal of conversation during the day. The facts appeared as follows:- A solicitor of… Continue reading

In the Dublin Evening Packet and Correspondent, 3 November 1836, we find an account of a young man’s application to be admitted as a solicitor despite having served less than the standard five years’ apprenticeship: “COURT OF EXCHEQUER [today’s Court… Continue reading

From the Freeman’s Journal, 29 November 1843, this account of an early Solicitors’ Society meeting: “The secretary read the… steps that had been taken [to prevent] the inconvenience of the solicitors being required by the bar to convey books from… Continue reading