• The Four Courts (Irish: Na Ceithre Cúirteanna) is Ireland's most prominent courts building, located on Inns Quay in Dublin.
  • The Four Courts (built 1786-1802) was initially named for housing the Chancery Court, Kings Bench, Exchequer and Court of Common Pleas.
  • The foundation stone for the Four Courts was laid by the Duke of Ruthland in 1786 and the first court session took place in 1796.
  • The Four Courts played its part in modern Irish history during both the Easter Rising in 1916 and again in 1922 when they were occupied by Republican forces...
  • The Four Courts are so called because the building originally housed the four courts of Chancery, King's Bench, Exchequer and Common Pleas.
  • Four Courts — Das Four Courts (Vier Gerichte, irisch: Na Ceithre Cúirteanna) in Dublin ist das wichtigste Gerichtsgebäude Irlands.
  • The original designs for the Four Courts Building were by Thomas Cooley but were altered and completed by James Gandon.
  • A crowd of Dubliners gather at the quayside to watch the siege of the Four Courts on the other side of the Liffey. Photo: Walshe/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images).
  • The quadrangles were given to the record and legal offices, the centre to the Four Courts of Chancery, Exchequer, King’s Bench and Common Pleas.
  • Take a tour of the historical Four Courts, one of Dublin’s great landmarks and the home of law for over 220years.