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The Four Courts, Dublin, has been the centre of the Irish legal system since 1796.  During that time it has witnessed some uniquely colourful happenings. This site brings readers back in time to the Four Courts of days gone by through old newspaper stories and historical images.

Building the Four Courts

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Recently Published

  • Mr Dunn BL in Prison for Love, October 1838
  • Legal Monkeys Hire Organ-Grinders to Disrupt Judge’s Party, 1846-66
  • No Catholic Testament in the Four Courts, 1919
  • Enough to make Curls Stand on End: Fee Recovery and the Junior Bar, 1862-present
  • The Fighting Herb Doctors of Church Street and Parnell Street, 1852

Top Posts & Pages

  • Son of Court 2 Housekeeper Kills Son of Court 3 Housekeeper in 22 Rounds at Bully's Acre, 1816
    Son of Court 2 Housekeeper Kills Son of Court 3 Housekeeper in 22 Rounds at Bully's Acre, 1816
  • Legal Monkeys Hire Organ-Grinders to Disrupt Judge's Party, 1846-66
    Legal Monkeys Hire Organ-Grinders to Disrupt Judge's Party, 1846-66
  • Attorney-General Arranges Bare-Knuckle Boxing Bout, 1824
    Attorney-General Arranges Bare-Knuckle Boxing Bout, 1824
  • State Trial Implodes as Attorney General Challenges Opposing Counsel to Duel, 1844
    State Trial Implodes as Attorney General Challenges Opposing Counsel to Duel, 1844
  • The Marrying Kind, or, Mr Godley BL and the Two Wives, December 1903
    The Marrying Kind, or, Mr Godley BL and the Two Wives, December 1903

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