Kilkenny court 100 years ago? Interesting cases subject of upcoming KAS talk

An upcoming talk at Kilkenny Archaeological Society will reveal some of the interesting cases from courts before Ireland gained independence from the United Kingdom.

The Courts before Independence, a lecture by Seamus Brennan, will be held in Rothe House on Wednesday, November 18, starting at 7.30pm.

Admission is €8 for members and €10 for non-members.

Seamus Brennan, is current chairman of and as a past president, and long-term council member, of KAS. A UCD law graduate, and has practised as a local solicitor in general practice for more than four decades, and, always interested in lawyers and courts and how they have operated in Kilkenny

Seamus will reflect upon the legal world of Kilkenny as it was before Independence and tell of judges, the magistracy, lawyers and the community at large.

Seamus hopes to refer to some interesting cases he has found on a trawl through old Kilkenny newspapers and show how they help us to see how our forebears lived their lives, and were affected, in their daily lives by the law, the courts and legal system generally as it was in the past.

Seamus will tell the story of individual cases of interest, some which may well amuse and entertain as well as inform those attending.