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The Death of an Irish Lord Chancellor in Hyde Park, 1913
From the Daily Express, 23 May 1913: “PEER’S FATAL SEIZURE IN HYDE PARK LORD ASHBOURNE DIES IN ST GEORGE’S HOSPITAL Lord Ashbourne, the famous ex-Lord Chancellor of Ireland, who for a generation has been one of the most notable figures… Continue reading
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Barrister’s Daughters’ Bed Mysteriously Goes on Fire at Arran Quay
The bed of two ladies of the family of Counsellor Flood mysteriously goes on fire at 25 Arran Quay in 1836. Carelessness with a candle or a spark from a fire? We can rule out spontaneous combustion on the part… Continue reading
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Opposing Counsel Interrupt Court to Fight a Duel, c. 1780
Plenty of Irish barristers fought duels in the honour-heavy days of the 18th century, and, according to John Edward Walsh in ‘Tales of Ireland Sixty Years Ago’ (1851), there was nothing unusual about their interrupting, to do so, court proceedings… Continue reading
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A Letter from Malcolm Johnston, Key Prosecution Witness in the Dublin Scandals, 1884
This rather explicit letter from 20 year old Malcolm Johnston, heir to Johnston’s Bakery, Ballsbridge, to James Pillar, a Rathmines wine and tea merchant three times his age, was included in the brief to Counsel in the Dublin Scandals trials… Continue reading
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Tricycle Made for Two Ends in Tragedy for Vacationing Irish Barrister, 1888
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
