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When a Defence Goes Awry: The Cork Slander Case of 1908-9
From the Free Press (Wexford) 25 July 1908: “FAMOUS COUNSEL ‘DISHED’ : MR JH CAMPBELL, KC AND THE COLONEL In the course of the hearing of a sensational slander action in Cork on Wednesday, in which the Hon. Alexis Roche,… Continue reading
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No Cleaning of Streets for Carlow Assizes after ‘Uncalled for’ Judicial Remarks about the Condition of the Town, 1887
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, Irish High Court judges went on assizes to each county several times a year to hear cases, often being met by brass bands, the town mayor etc. on their arrival. It was customary… Continue reading
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The Man Who Decided the Location of the Four Courts, 1773-1783
The above gentleman, Welbore Ellis MP, was the person ultimately responsible for deciding the location of today’s Four Courts, Dublin. In so doing, he was motivated primarily by the possibility of personal profit. By the 1770s, all were agreed that… Continue reading
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A Police Chase at the Back of the Four Courts, 1893
From the Dublin Evening Telegraph, 15 May 1893: “BOLTED FROM THE POLICE COURTS Run to Earth by Detective Stratford. This afternoon the ordinary prosaic procedure of the Police Courts had somewhat a novel variation. It is not every day that… Continue reading
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Irish Barrister and Politician Daniel O’Connell Successfully Mediates Challenge to Arms between Two Eminent Members of the Irish Bar, 1825
As published in the Leinster Reporter, 30 July 1921, an extract from ‘The Early History of Birr’ by barrister Thomas Lalor Cooke, detailing the intervention of Irish barrister and politician Daniel O’Connell to resolve a heated and potentially fatal challenge… Continue reading
