Drama, opera, ballet, circuses, concerts and puppet-shows: down the years, all these species of live entertainment faced innumerable difficulties in Ireland. Read more
The Irish stage, A legal history, W.N. Osborough

Drama, opera, ballet, circuses, concerts and puppet-shows: down the years, all these species of live entertainment faced innumerable difficulties in Ireland. Read more
John G Crawford, Anglicizing the government of Ireland: When Thomas Radcliffe, then Lord Fitzwalter, arrived in Ireland in 1556 as lord deputy Read more
A chapter in the history of the Honourable Society of King’s Inns and the Kingdom of Ireland. Read more
The inaugural address of the Irish Legal History Society – now reprinted in Osborough, An Island’s Law. Read more
Belfast’s police force was established in 1816. Its duties included enforcing quarantine regulations, controlling traffic and arresting drunks. Read more
This volume in the Irish Legal History series is concerned with what can be learned of popular attitudes to law, lawyers and the legal system in Ireland over the last 250 years Read more
In this history of the ancient, and now defunct, office of the king’s sergeant at law in Ireland, Judge Hart traces the development of an office which was at the centre of legal and political affairs Read more
This book is a second collection of papers arising from the work of the Irish Legal History Society and includes three lectures given at the meeting held in Belfast in 1998 Read more
Working conditions in Irish industry prior to 1914 were frequently harsh and dangerous, particularly for women and children. Read more
In 1923 the Irish Free State government established a judicial commission with extraordinary powers to revive the jurisdiction of the court system Read more