All courts in the Four Courts had various officials and staff linked to them.

Registrars and clerks managed relevant court documents and assisted the judge in court.

Tipstaffs carrying large staffs preceded each judge to court and assisted in keeping order in court. A court might also have a designated crier to call out the names of cases as they came up, although sometimes the tipstaff also performed this function.

In addition, a courtkeeper, often female, was in charge of the cleaning and arrangement of each court.

The Law Library also had librarians, library attendants and a crier whose job was to shout out the names of any barristers looked for.

Unfortunately, the lives of these other employees who kept the work of the Four Courts running smoothly are not as well documented as those of barristers and judges, but there are still a few very interesting snippets to be found!

Stories about courts staff here.