Solicitors
-
Kidnapped Fermoy Solicitor Negotiates his own Ransom, Subsequently Sues for its Recovery, 1922-26
From the Ballymena Weekly Telegraph, 27 March 1926: “JUDGE CONGRATULATES PRIEST. SAVED SOLICITOR’S LIFE. CORK ‘EXECUTION’ AVERTED. The dramatic story of the experiences of Mr Anthony Carroll at the hands of kidnappers in the mountains near Mallow in 1922 was… Continue reading
-
Note of Thanks Left Behind as Sweet-Toothed Rebels Vacate Requisitioned Solicitor’s Office, 1916
From the Belfast News-Letter, 8th May 1916: “REBELS AT ST STEPHEN’S GREEN MESSAGE OF THANKS LEFT The offices of Messrs. Keating & Keating, solicitors, 130 St Stephen’s Green, suffered rather severely at the hands of the rebels, who burrowed through… Continue reading
-
Dublin Solicitor Helps Couple Elope, Sends Them Bill of Costs, 1905
From the Dublin Daily Express, 8 December 1905: “SOLICITOR’S BILL OF COSTS In the King’s Bench Division yesterday, before Mr Justice Boyd, in the case of Hehir v Kelly and another, Mr Carrigan (instructed by Mr Edward McHugh) applied on… Continue reading
-
Solicitor Tarred in South William Street Wine Cellar, 1875
From the Freeman’s Journal, 27 August 1875: “TARRING A SOLICITOR At the Southern Divisional Police-court yesterday, Joseph Steele, who described himself as a wine merchant, of 16 Summer-hill, summoned Mr Richard Parsons, solicitor, for having assaulted him in the complainant’s… Continue reading
-
Dublin Solicitor Dies in Lover’s House of Ill-Fame, 1879
From the Freeman’s Journal, 29 September 1879: On Saturday morning at ten o’clock Richard D Lawless, solicitor, formerly resident in Lower Mount Street, was found dead in his bed, at the house No 4 Mecklenburgh-street. Deceased sixteen years ago was… Continue reading