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Four Courts

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The Four Courts (Na Ceithre Cúirteanna) is Ireland's main courts building, located on Inns Quay in Dublin. [1]

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Anglo-Irish Treaty

The Anglo-Irish Treaty (An Conradh Angla-Éireannach), commonly known as The Treaty and officially the Articles of Agreement for a Treaty Between Great Britain and Ireland, was an agreement between the government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and representatives of the Irish Republic that concluded the Irish War of Independence.

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Appellate jurisdiction

Appellate jurisdiction is the power of a higher court to review decisions and change outcomes of decisions of lower courts.

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Arthur Griffith

Arthur Joseph Griffith (Art Seosamh Ó Gríobhtha; 31 March 1871 – 12 August 1922) was an Irish politician and writer, who founded and later led the political party Sinn Féin.

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Battle of Dublin

The Battle of Dublin was a week of street battles in Dublin from 28 June to 5 July 1922 that marked the beginning of the Irish Civil War.

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Cast iron

Cast iron is a group of iron-carbon alloys with a carbon content greater than 2%.

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Chief Justice of Ireland

The Chief Justice of Ireland (Príomh-Bhreitheamh na hÉireann) is the president of the Supreme Court of Ireland.

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Circuit Court (Ireland)

The Circuit Court (An Chúirt Chuarda) of Ireland is an intermediate level court of local and limited jurisdiction in the which hears both civil and criminal matters.

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Constitution of Ireland

The Constitution of Ireland (Bunreacht na hÉireann) is the fundamental law of the Republic of Ireland.

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Copper

Copper is a chemical element with symbol Cu (from cuprum) and atomic number 29.

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Court of Appeal (Ireland)

The Court of Appeal (An Chúirt Achomhairc) is a court in Ireland that sits between the High Court and Supreme Court.

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Court of Appeal in Ireland

The Court of Appeal in Ireland was created by the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland under the Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Ireland) 1877 as the final appellate court within Ireland, then under British rule.

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Court of Chancery (Ireland)

The Court of Chancery was a court which exercised equitable jurisdiction in Ireland until its abolition as part of the reform of the court system in 1877.

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Court of Common Pleas (Ireland)

The Court of Common Pleas was one of the principal courts of common law in Ireland.

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Court of Criminal Appeal (Ireland)

The Court of Criminal Appeal (An Chúirt Achomhairc Choiriúil) was an appellate court for criminal cases in the law of the Republic of Ireland, which existed until 2014, when it was superseded by the Court of Appeal, which can hear appeals for all types of case.

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Court of Exchequer (Ireland)

The Court of Exchequer (Ireland) was one of the senior courts of common law in Ireland.

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Court of King's Bench (Ireland)

The Court of King's Bench (or Court of Queen's Bench during the reign of a Queen) was one of the senior courts of common law in Ireland.

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Courthouse

A courthouse (sometimes spelled court house) is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities.

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Courts of Justice Act 1924

The Courts of Justice Act, 1924 was an Act of the Oireachtas (No. 10 of 1924) that established a new system of courts for the Irish Free State (now the Republic of Ireland).

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Criminal Courts of Justice (Dublin)

The Criminal Courts of Justice (Na Cúirteanna Breithiúnais Coiriúla) is the principal courts building for the criminal courts in the Republic of Ireland.

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Dublin

Dublin is the capital of and largest city in Ireland.

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Dublin Castle

Dublin Castle (Caisleán Bhaile Átha Cliath) off Dame Street, Dublin, Ireland, is a major Irish government complex, conference centre, and tourist attraction.

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Dublin Connolly railway station

Dublin Connolly (Stáisiún Uí Chonghaile) is the busiest railway station in Dublin and Ireland, and is a focal point in the Irish route network.

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Dublin quays

The Dublin quays refers to the two roadways and quays that run along the north and south banks of the River Liffey in Dublin, Ireland.

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Easter Rising

The Easter Rising (Éirí Amach na Cásca), also known as the Easter Rebellion, was an armed insurrection in Ireland during Easter Week, April 1916.

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Edward Daly (Irish revolutionary)

Edward "Ned" Daly (25 February 1891 – 4 May 1916) (Éamonn Ó Dálaigh); was commandant of Dublin's 1st battalion during the Easter Rising of 1916.

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Granite

Granite is a common type of felsic intrusive igneous rock that is granular and phaneritic in texture.

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High Court (Ireland)

The High Court is established by Article 34 of the Constitution of Ireland, which grants it "full original jurisdiction in and power to determine all matters and questions whether of law or fact, civil or criminal", as well as the ability to determine "the validity of any law having regard to the provisions of this Constitution".

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High Court of Justice in Ireland

The High Court of Justice in Ireland was the Court created by the Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Ireland) 1877 to replace the existing court structure in Ireland.

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Irish Free State

The Irish Free State (Saorstát Éireann; 6 December 192229 December 1937) was a state established in 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty of December 1921.

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Irish Independent

The Irish Independent is Ireland's largest-selling daily newspaper, published by Independent News & Media (INM).

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Irish Republican Army (1922–1969)

The original Irish Republican Army (IRA) fought a guerrilla war against British rule in Ireland in the Irish War of Independence between 1919 and 1921.

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James Gandon

James Gandon (1743–1823) is today recognised as one of the leading architects to have worked in Ireland in the late 18th century and early 19th century.

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Jervis Shopping Centre

The Jervis Shopping Centre is a major shopping centre in Dublin, Ireland.

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Judiciary of the Republic of Ireland

The Courts of Ireland consist of the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal, the High Court, the Circuit Court and the District Court.

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King's Inns

The Honorable Society of King's Inns (HSKI) is the institution which controls the entry of barristers-at-law into the justice system of Ireland.

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Kingdom of Ireland

The Kingdom of Ireland (Classical Irish: Ríoghacht Éireann; Modern Irish: Ríocht Éireann) was a nominal state ruled by the King or Queen of England and later the King or Queen of Great Britain that existed in Ireland from 1542 until 1800.

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Law of the Republic of Ireland

The law of Ireland consists of constitutional, statute and common law.

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Lord Chancellor of Ireland

The office of Lord High Chancellor of Ireland (commonly known as Lord Chancellor of Ireland) was the highest judicial office in Ireland until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922.

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Lord Chief Justice of Ireland

The Court of King's Bench (or Court of Queen's Bench during the reign of a Queen) was one of the senior courts of common law in Ireland.

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Lumber

Lumber (American English; used only in North America) or timber (used in the rest of the English speaking world) is a type of wood that has been processed into beams and planks, a stage in the process of wood production.

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Maurice Craig (historian)

Maurice James Waldron Craig (25 October 1919 – 11 May 2011) was an Irish architectural historian, the author of several books on the architectural heritage of Ireland and other subjects, and a conservation activist.

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Minister for Defence (Ireland)

The Minister for Defence (An tAire Cosanta) is the senior minister at the Department of Defence in the Government of Ireland.

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National Archives of Ireland

The National Archives of Ireland (Cartlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann) is the official repository for the state records of Ireland.

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National Army (Ireland)

The National Army, sometimes unofficially referred to as the Free State army or the Regulars, was the army of the Irish Free State from January 1922 until October 1924.

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Neoclassical architecture

Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century.

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Phoenix Park

Phoenix Park (Páirc an Fhionnuisce) is an urban park in Dublin, Ireland, lying 2–4 km west of the city centre, north of the River Liffey.

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Point Village

The Point Village (Iosta na Rinne) is a "city quarter" in the North Wall area of Dublin, Ireland.

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Portland stone

Portland stone is a limestone from the Tithonian stage of the Jurassic period quarried on the Isle of Portland, Dorset.

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President of Dáil Éireann

The President of Dáil Éireann was the leader of the revolutionary Irish Republic of 1919–1921.

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Red Line (Luas)

The Red Line is one of the two lines of Dublin's Luas light rail system.

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Richard Mulcahy

Richard James Mulcahy (10 May 1886 – 16 December 1971) was an Irish Fine Gael politician and army general who served as Minister for Education from 1954 to 1957 and 1948 to 1951, Minister for the Gaeltacht from June 1956 to October 1956, Leader of the Opposition from 1944 to 1948, Leader of Fine Gael from 1944 to 1959, Minister for Local Government and Public Health from 1927 to 1932, Minister for Defence from 1922 to 1924 and January 1919 to April 1919.

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Rory O'Connor (Irish republican)

Rory O'Connor (Ruairí Ó Conchubhair; 28 November 1883 – 8 December 1922) was an Irish republican activist.

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Sandstone

Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) mineral particles or rock fragments.

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Seán Lemass

Seán Francis Lemass (born John Francis Lemass; 15 July 1899 – 11 May 1971) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Taoiseach and Leader of Fianna Fáil from 1959 to 1966, Tánaiste from 1957 to 1959, 1951 to 1954 and 1945 to 1948, Minister for Industry and Commerce from 1957 to 1959, 1951 to 1954, 1945 to 1949 and 1932 to 1939 and Minister for Supplies from 1939 to 1945.

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Smithfield, Dublin

Smithfield is an area on the Northside of Dublin.

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Steel

Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon and other elements.

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Stucco

Stucco or render is a material made of aggregates, a binder and water.

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Supreme Court of Ireland

The Supreme Court of Ireland (Cúirt Uachtarach na hÉireann) is the highest judicial authority in the Republic of Ireland.

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Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Ireland) 1877

The Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Ireland) 1877 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that brought about a major reorganisation of the superior courts in Ireland.

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Supreme Court of the Irish Free State

The Supreme Court of the Irish Free State was the state's court of final appeal.

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Tallaght

Tallaght (Tamhlacht) is the largest town, and county town, of South Dublin, and the largest suburb of the city of Dublin, Ireland.

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Taoiseach

The Taoiseach (pl. Taoisigh) is the prime minister, chief executive and head of government of Ireland.

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The Irish Times

The Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper launched on 29 March 1859.

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Thirty-third Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland

The Thirty-third Amendment of the Constitution (Court of Appeal) Act 2013 is an amendment to the Constitution of Ireland which established a Court of Appeal to sit between the existing High and Supreme Courts for the purpose of taking over most of the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.

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Thomas Cooley (architect)

Thomas Cooley (1740–1784) was an English-born Irish architect who came to Dublin from London after winning a competition for the design of Dublin's Royal Exchange in 1768.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Courts

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