Master of The Rolls, Dublin Portrait of John Philpot Curran.

Came from a relatively humble background, the local rector took him under his wings and he got to Trinity College, Dublin.  Like many aspirant Barristers he subbed as a teacher did a bit of journalism before hitting lucky through patronage.

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Patriotic verse by John Philpot Curran, (1750-1817), Lawyer, Wit, MP. Master of the Rolls and Privy Councillor, father of Sarah Curran, Newmarket, Co Cork, ‘Let us be Merry before we go’, ‘The Monks of the Screw’, ‘Cushla Ma Chree’

A Rhyming Invitation sent by John Philpot Curran (1750-1817) to Grandfather of Robert Carey, Skibbereen.

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Leading 1937 case on Irish libel law, Sinclair v Gogarty, Samuel Beckett’s affidavit, Arthur Cox, Aidan Higgins memories of Gogarty, Con Curran, Justice Kenneth Reddin bringing Olhausen’s Black pudding to Joyce in Paris, Patrick Kavanagh trial, Chief Justice Hugh Kennedy, Tim Healy Governor General, Denis Johnson, Lady Gleneavy.

The Gravestone Inscriptions of Ballycurrany (North West of Midleton), East Cork, Burial Ground and Historical Notes by Richard Henchion..