Chronology of the Four Courts
Key dates in the story of the building, the courts, and the events around them.
Opening and years of rebellion, 1796–1803
1796 — Opening of the Four Courts
Opening of the Four Courts.
1798 — Rebellion
Rebellion.
1801 — Act of Union
Act of Union.
1803 — Rebellion
Rebellion.
Building works and extensions
Early 19th century — Building extension
Extension behind the original Four Courts after the Wide Streets Commissioners acquired land, adding professional rooms and additional courts.
Later 19th–early 20th century — Further building works
Further works within the complex, including the Law Libraries and other building works.
Destruction and reconstruction
1916 — Rising
Damage associated with the Rising.
1922 — Battle of the Four Courts
Battle of the Four Courts; the complex was destroyed.
1930s — Reconstruction
Reconstruction of the Four Courts along pre-1922 lines.
Key dates in the story of the building, the courts, and the events around them.
Opening and years of rebellion, 1796–1803
1796 — Opening of the Four Courts.
1798 — Rebellion.
1801 — Act of Union.
1803 — Rebellion.
Building works and extensions
Early 19th century — Extension behind the original Four Courts after the Wide Streets Commissioners acquired land, adding professional rooms and additional courts.
Later 19th–early 20th century — Further works within the complex, including the Law Libraries and other building works.
Destruction and reconstruction
1916 — Damage associated with the Rising.
1922 — Battle of the Four Courts; the complex was destroyed.
1930s — Reconstruction along pre-1922 lines.
